Meet the Mob: Cherie Johnson
“Just because I’m Aboriginal doesn’t meant I have the flag tattooed to my forehead.” Download this mp3 file When Cherie Johnson was hanging her art works at an exhibition [...]
Aboriginal fibre art classes at Olive Tree Markets to be presented by Speaking in Colour
EDUCATOR: Cherie Johnson, of Newcastle, is the force behind Speaking in Colour. The organisation will present workshops at Olive Tree Markets. OLIVE Tree Market in conjunction with Speaking in [...]
Cherie Johnson connects cultures
A few years ago, Cherie Johnson’s daughter came home from kindergarten and told her mum she had learnt a few Aboriginal words. Then, Johnson recounts, her little girl said, “and you’re one [...]
Explaining the Sorry Day
NATIONAL Sorry Day, which has been held on May 26 since 1998, is not on the radar of many. Newcastle’s Cherie Johnson says that was because what the day represents is poorly understood. The date [...]
