#06 - Michael O'Brien (Kaurna Country), Kaurna Educator - Aboriginal History, Community, Land and Sea

Today we meet with Michael O'Brien on the country of Kaurna people. We recognise Kaurna as the Traditional Owner and Custodians of the Adelaide Plains. We recognise the significance for Kaurna people and of their cultural and spiritual relationship with the land, sea, waterways and sky, cultural heritage and beliefs. The acknowledgement is of continuing importance to Kaurna people living today. Thank you to Mickey for the welcome to Kaurna country to start this episode. Mickey is a spokesperson, trainer and leader of the Kaurna people, and a passionate advocate for Aboriginal culture, language and history. Today Mickey shares is story from a young boy as the sixth born male in his family, with a younger sister, to priorities for the future locally and globally. We have a fascinating discussion about generally forgotten Aboriginal history, and the importance of community and giving back to support a positive future. Real People is focused on understanding people and cultural differences, and it was great to gain some insights into the world's oldest living population on earth. We discussed the importance of persevering and educating the history of Aboriginal people, its language and values for future generations. And, that a strong community doesn't just look after the needs of the majority, but also the minority and vulnerable. Aboriginal people continue to have a low life expectancy and are significantly over-represented in many areas illustrating worrying socio-economic gaps. We discuss what we can learn from Aboriginal people including connection to land, sea, waterways and sky, and the importance of only taking what we need and investing in the future. Real People is a podcast hosted by Jason Dunstone, the founder and managing director of Square Holes. Subscribe to Real People on your favourite podcast player. Jason builds on his 25 years of conducting human-centred research, interviewing average and not so average people (rich, poor, old, young, content and vulnerable) to understand what they believe and how they behave. Check out the Real People website - http://squareholes.com/realpeople Connect with Jason Dunstone on Twitter @jasondunstone - https://twitter.com/jasondunstone?lang=en Send Jason an email - [email protected] Read more blogs from Jason Dunstone - https://squareholes.com/blog/author/jason/ Find out more about Square Holes - http://www.squareholes.com/ Produced with Apiro Media - https://www.apiropodcasts.com/