Here's how First Nations young people are keeping the fire burning.
There's an up-and-coming generation of Blakfullas who are leaving profound legacies in their communities. The National NAIDOC Youth Award nominations are celebrating the accomplishments of these outstanding young people. Dante Rodrigues is a Tiwi Islander professional fighter. In 2018, he was the first Aboriginal kickboxer to represent Australia at an Olympic level, where he won a silver medal for the nation in the Junior World Kickboxing Championships in Italy.
Bambigi aims to address the financial barriers when it comes to swimming lessons, funding six months of swimming lessons for Aboriginal kids in the Griffith region. "Drowning was a big thing in our area at the time. So I thought why not raise money to pay for other Indigenous kid's swimming lessons? "I noticed there wasn't a lot of other Aboriginal kids at the pool. Not many Indigenous kids do swim...
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