Elders are the holders of knowledge, storylines, and songlines - bringing understanding of country and culture. Dan Bourchier travels across Australia to share the wisdom of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders.
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Dan BourchierFrom Palm Island, Queensland, artist Gail Mabo shares stories from her mother's Country. She opens up about how her father Eddie Koiki Mabo's High Court win has shaped her life, and what it has meant being appointed the family spokesperson.
Palawa man Rodney Gibbins shares what it was like to grow up being told a myth that his people were dying out. From Lutruwita (Tasmania) Rodney explains how the community fought to repatriate his peoples' remains, and the personal impact of their return.
Aunty Fay Clayton Moseley was taken by authorities when she was 10 and told her parents didn't want her. It would be years until she learnt the truth. Fay shares her painful past, and how she's found healing through painting.
Miriam-Rose Ungunmerr Baumann began teaching in her NT community of Nauiyu in the 1970s, but she tells Dan Bourchier now is when her work really begins. She explains the importance of deep listening and walking in two worlds.
From Yarrawonga in Victoria's Yorta Yorta Country, Ian Hamm shares with Dan how his own story of being a 'stolen child' sparked his life-long determination to reshape how Government policies affect First Nations people.
Pat Turner's life now centres around Canberra, working with politicians to improve health outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders but her life began in Mparntwe (Alice Springs). She shows Dan Bourchier around her Arrernte Country and shares stories of how activists before her shaped who she is today.
Beside the Culgoa River in NSW, Murrawarri man Fred Hooper tells the stories of his ancestors. The water rights advocate shares his fight for his Nation's independence and why he walked out of the Uluru summit in 2017.
June Oscar is a highly regarded Social Justice Commissioner advocating for First Nations people here and abroad. She shares her family's stories of resistance, her fight to stamp out alcohol abuse and making social change.
