When Nakkiah Lui was pregnant with her soon-to-be one-year-old daughter Lux, she became fixated on food. But while food cravings are a normal part of pregnancy, Nakkiah’s mind wasn’t occupied by a hankering for weird snacks or meals that made her want to barf at the thought of them. Her fixation centered on what a plate of food would look like if First Nations people owned the land we lived on.
As the proud Gamilaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman prepared to bring new life into this world, she saw herself questioning how she can nourish and sustain her child, helping her grow up to be strong and empowered. But what started as a simple question about a plate of food on the table, turned into a deeply private yet politically intersectional journey that sent the seasoned podcaster, writer, actor, and comedian, and her producer, Nicola Harvey, all around the world.
They documented this journey in a podcast series on Audible aptly named First Eat.
