Healthy animals contribute to the health of communities, and AMRRIC has been using the power of music and storytelling to raise awareness about animal health in rural and remote Indigenous communities, through our Dog Mob Cat Crew community-led education program.
Infusing fun and creativity into learning, we coordinated a music video collaboration between local primary school students in the communities of Aputula (Finke) and Yiyili, the local councils, and music producers Grand Trine Creative.
The children were involved in every step of making the music videos —from conception to final production. The main message of the videos is the importance of caring for pets – not just for the well-being of the animals, but also for the health of the whole community. The videos they created together are an amplification of their voices, their stories, and their connections to the land.
By listening to children and understanding their ideas for a better world, we can include their priorities in our actions today.
View AMRRIC’s Dog Mob Cat Crew music video projects:
– from Aputula here: https://vimeo.com/771035126
– and from Yiyili here: https://vimeo.com/833149201
