When Savannah Yesil was a baby, her granny wanted to buy her a doll that represented her Indigenous heritage. However, she couldn’t find anything that had the right cultural mix.
Fifteen years later, Savannah and her mum, Maryanne, are determined that every child should be able to play with a doll that reflects their culture. Savannah, 15, has launched Dollies Tribe, which show the many faces of Indigenous Australia.
“My granny used to call me ‘Dollie’, so it’s dedicated to her,” says Savannah.
“It’s about showing that whatever the colour of your skin or hair, that Aboriginality lives inside us, and is passed down from generation to generation.”
Her granny, Peggy Jarrett, a Bundjalung woman, passed away when Savannah was 4, but the pride in her Indigenous heritage lives on…
