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Sasha Sarago Sasha Sarago i(15417882 works by) (a.k.a. Sasha Kutabah Sarago)
Gender: Female
Heritage: Aboriginal ; Aboriginal Yidiny / Yidindji ; Aboriginal Jirrbal ; African-American
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1 1 y separately published work icon Gigorou : It's Time to Reclaim Beauty. First Nations Wisdom and Womanhood. Sasha Sarago , Neutral Bay : Pantera Press , 2023 25554870 2023 multi chapter work criticism biography ''You're too pretty to be Aboriginal' is a shocking statement Sasha Kutabah Sarago experienced at a young age. In her 2020 TEDx talk, 'The (de)colonising of beauty', Sasha shares how she reclaimed her femininity by redefining beauty. In challenging our modern-day concepts of beauty from a First Nations woman's perspective, she asks, does beauty liberate you, or is it time to rethink beauty? Gigorou, meaning 'beautiful' in Jirrbal - her grandmother's language - is an extension of this conversation. In this intimately fierce, funny and reflective memoir, Sasha retraces her footsteps as a beauty assistant, model and magazine editor to where beauty began over 60,000 years ago. It is through the voices of her matriarchs, the creation stories of Oolana, The First Rainbow and Majal, and the spirit of Barangaroo, Truganini and Patyegarang that her healing begins and authenticity arrives. In a time when the patriarchy obstructs women from the divine feminine, and sexism, racism and ageism violate our sovereignty, Gigorou invites us to explore the interconnectedness of Aboriginal culture to resolve our relationship with beauty. Gigorou is a coming of age for us all. What lessons can we learn from the oldest living culture in the world? Are you ready to embrace your gigorou?' (Publication summary)
1 Don't Tell Me I'm 'too Pretty to Be Aboriginal'. It's Not a Compliment; It's Racism Sasha Sarago , 2019 single work column
— Appears in: The Guardian Australia , 15 January 2019;

'Aboriginal women are all too familiar with this phrase. In her new documentary, Sasha Sarago investigates the racism behind it.''
1 2 form y separately published work icon Too Pretty To Be Aboriginal ( dir. Sasha Sarago ) Australia : 2018 15417891 2018 single work film/TV

'Sasha Sarago is on a quest to examine Australia's relationship to Aboriginal beauty through the statement, "you're too pretty to be Aboriginal".'  (Production summary)
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