Embracing Culture
By Mariah
Published 1 December 2025
A group of whales hover on
the salt water. Flipping and
jumping while singing
about the depths of the
ocean, the currents and
the open sea. As they
do this, they are
Embracing Culture.
To honour the integrity of First Nations voices, poems have been reproduced as close as possible to their original text, with light editing for clarity.