Victoria’s truth-telling commission has held a ceremonial hearing on Gunditjmara Country as it begins inquiries into historic injustices related to land, skies, and waters. The Yoorrook Justice Commission travelled to the site where colonisation in the state began, hearing evidence of theft and massacres from local Elders and Traditional Owners.
The actor recounted a tale handed down by her grandmother when she gave evidence as the first witness in a native title application covering a vast stretch of Victoria’s coast from Werribee to Wilsons Promontory.
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The restoration and preservation of Indigenous languages has attracted considerable popular interest over the past two decades, but more funding is required if many are not to be lost forever.
The restoration and preservation of Indigenous languages has attracted considerable popular interest over the past two decades, but more funding is required if many are not to be lost forever.