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Meet The Sisters Celebrating Black Excellence

Marlee and Keely Silva open up about identity and pride - by Alley Pascoe
  • 02 Jan 2020
Meet The Sisters Celebrating Black Excellence

The year 2020 marks 250 years since James Cook’s first voyage to Australia, yet today Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people still aren’t acknowledged in our constitution.

The time is now for recognition and reform, as called for in the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

This month, marie claire joins forces with some of Australia’s biggest and brightest names to unite for change. Here, sisters and founders of Tiddas 4 Tiddas, Marlee and Keely Silva, share the love...

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@marlee.silva & @keelyysilva sat down with @reachout_aus to yarn about growing up, being proud in your culture and identity and the power of Tiddas 4 Tiddas 🤩

Keely Silva: “I’m a Kamilaroi woman and I know you can’t solve blackfella problems with whitefella solutions. That’s why it’s so important to have an Indigenous voice in the constitution. To get there, we need Indigenous people to be at the forefront, with white allies supporting us. We need to be in charge of our communities and be the ones making decisions for us because we know what’s best. It’s common sense.”

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Look out! These deadly sisters took over the Opera House in the lead up to this weekend's Dance Rites - Australia's First Nations dance competition. It is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island dance and cultures on the Sydney Opera House Forecourt. It's a spectacular showcase of tradition and the finals are tonight! If you can't get down there yourself, check out the live stream on the ABC's FB page from 6pm! 🖤💛❤️ . . . #repost @abcindigenous 📸 Daniel Boud #Indigenous #Aboriginal #FirstNations #Koori #Murri #Noongar #Yolgnu #Koorie #Goori #Palawa #abcindigenous #dancerites #aboriginal #aboriginalwomen #girlssupportinggirls #operahouse #sydney #eora #culture

Marlee Silva: “When me and my sister Keely were growing up, we looked up to Cathy Freeman and wanted to be her. Neither of us are runners, but we wanted to be successful like her because she was the only Aboriginal role model we saw. We launched our Instagram page and podcast Tiddas 4 Tiddas to celebrate and share the stories of Indigenous women. We are the founding culture and that should be celebrated. We are in the fabric of every part of the continent and there’s so much we can learn from our history. I want Indigenous women to remember they are the product of 80,000 years of resilience. We have the power of that running through our veins; we can overcome anything. And we have thousands of women behind us.”

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Happy Sunday Tiddas!!! We had the best time last night at the @dreamtimeawards celebrating black excellence and waking up today we just feel so good and extra extra proud to be black!!! Never forget how deadly you are and know you can do anything you put your mind to ✊🏾 🖤💛❤️ . . . 📸 @ginnysgirlgang #tiddas4tiddas #girlssupportinggirls #aboriginalwomen #aboriginalaustralia #culture #deadly #indigenous #firstnations #quote #inspiration #sundayfunday

This article originally appeared in the February issue of marie claire. 

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Alley Pascoe is contributor to marie claire Australia. She spends her days interviewing inspirational women, including career highlights Kasey Chambers, Serena Williams and Julia Roberts (for seven minutes on the phone).

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