Tasked with creating a public record of Indigenous experiences since colonisation, Victoria's truth-telling inquiry has formally asked for a two-year extension.
Yoorrook Chair Professor Eleanor Bourke receives an ochre as a cultural exchange gift by Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, Aunty Geraldine Atkinson.Australia's first truth-telling commission wants two more years to deliver its final report, as it moves to focus on modern injustices perpetrated against Indigenous people.
The other initial recommendation contained within the 103-page document is for the Victorian government to protect Indigenous data sovereignty through new legislation before the end of 2023. Elders spoke of discrimination and segregation in the medical system, healthcare institutions continuing to act with racism towards Indigenous people, and changing Victoria's school curriculum to include Aboriginal perspectives and history.
"To quote my cousin: 'Governments, you made me the criminal I am'," said Nirai Bulluk Elder Uncle Larry Walsh.The report revealed the commission's next phase will focus on two priority areas: the state-sanctioned removal of Indigenous children from their families and ongoing injustices to First Nations people in the criminal justice system.
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