Emily Poelina-Hunter is a Nyikina woman belonging to Marrdoowarra country in Western Australia’s Kimberley area. Emily has spent most of her life living in Aotearoa, and moved back to Australia in 2010. Emily currently teaches Indigenous Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne.
I can’t describe the feeling of having to prove my Aboriginality. Am I lucky? Or unlucky?
I use the word “lucky” to describe my ability to obtain my confirmation of Aboriginality letter, but I think I just haven’t found the right word to describe my feelings about having to prove my identity to the university where I work.
