The trees have no tongues

(2019)

The Trees Have No Tongues shares the traces of Aboriginal women lost to the colonial White supremacy orders. It tells of the thousands of years of Aboriginal cultural practices that the Aboriginal Mission Stations dismantled with the introduction of brutal assimilation practices, including slavery and racial segregation, and the banning of cultural traditions integral to Indigenous life. These Mission Stations, established by colonial-settler authorities, sought to erase Aboriginal identities and forcefully assimilate them into Western society. The irreparable trauma that ensued tore families apart and left deep psychological and emotional scars. The heaviness of their spirits scarred the places they touched, leaving remnants of their stories of bare survival.

Through The Trees Have No Tongues, we are confronted with the haunting legacy of domestic slavery endured by Aboriginal women. Forced into servitude within colonial households, they bore unimaginable hardships under oppressive conditions, robbed of their autonomy and dignity. Their stories, carried forward by their descendants, remind us of their untiring strength and enduring spirit.