The Moth

My Grandmother's Country

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A writer and her daughter move from Aboriginal land to an impoverished community.

Tags Indigeneity Strength Parenthood Ethnicity Success Relocating Redemption Cultural traditions Community Serious Thought-provoking Hopeful Tender

Storyteller

Melissa Lucashenko

Featured on

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Recorded Date

August 22, 2013

“It was a sweet life there on that sacred land.”

Photo by Carla Gottgens
Melissa Lucashenko

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