Episode Details
Back to Episodes
84 Excerpt. Is the Snake Waking? With Dr Anne Poelina
Description
This is an excerpt from episode 84 featuring the last 20 minutes or so of my conversation with Dr Anne Poelina. We pick up the conversation with Anne’s powerful articulation of a way to proceed with planning in the Kimberley, on the back of an existing federal government bioregional framework. We go on to talk more about the incredible new film The Serpent’s Tale, leading to Anne’s heart-rending plea for more of us to correspond with the West Australian government. She goes on to suggest how.
And Anne's story of the blind Aboriginal elder who sang his way to Uluru – 6 times! – offers a touchstone for the profound nature of the Songlines, and of so much what we stand to gain together, by standing together now. A true circular economy, as elder Mary Graham puts it - in relationship with everything.
Anne often talks about ‘waking up the snake’ – the consciousness of the people. We close with me asking her whether she thinks this is happening.
Title slide: Martuwarra (pic: Mark Jones).
Music:
Liyan, by Anne’s son Mark Coles-Smith, composing as Kalaji (joined by Ursula Yovich).
Find more:
You can hear the rest of our conversation in the main episode, Regenerative Songlines: Film, First Law & the Martuwarra Fitzroy River
You can see a few terrific photographs on that episode web page too.
Please share this episode or the trailer with a friend, follow the podcast, and subscribe if you can.
The RegenNarration is independent and ad-free, with hundreds of episodes freely available, thanks to the generous support of listeners like you. If you're enjoying the podcast, I hope you'll consider becoming a paid subscriber, from as little as around $1 a week, to gain access to a great community, subscriber events and giveaways, and to help keep the show going, on Patreon or Substack (where you'll find some writing, photography and tunes too).
You can also donate directly via the website (avoiding fees) or PayPal.
I hope to see you at an event soon, even the shop. Thanks so much for your support!