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Francis Firebrace is an Aboriginal1 storyteller of the Yorta Yorta people in Australia. As well as telling stories, he is an inspirational speaker, an entertainer and an artist. He also describes himself as a passionate2 humanitarian3. He has entertained and inspired people from all over the world with his Dreamtime stories – traditional tales from his culture.
Francis was brought up in the Australian bush and lived a life very close to nature. When he was seven, he moved to a village of 300 people, which he thought was a city. He wasn’t used to seeing groups of more than ten. He grew up wanting to be white and said: “That was sad but it…gives me compassion4 for other people.”
Firebrace spent his twenties on the land hunting rabbits and kangaroos, and listening to his elders telling the stories that are passed down through generations. When he was 28, he moved to Canberra and got into filmmaking. He won an international film award, which changed his life 180 degrees. He now performs on television, at Sydney’s Opera House, and at festivals across the globe.
Firebrace says he is a “travelling storyteller” and gets his stories by swapping5 them with other tribal6 people. “All my stories are selected for their meanings and positive messages. The only way to make change is to go out there and give people another view of life. That's what I do through my stories, my paintings and my philosophy,” he said.
1 aboriginal | |
adj.(指动植物)土生的,原产地的,土著的 | |
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2 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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3 humanitarian | |
n.人道主义者,博爱者,基督凡人论者 | |
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4 compassion | |
n.同情,怜悯 | |
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5 swapping | |
交换,交换技术 | |
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6 tribal | |
adj.部族的,种族的 | |
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