Yoorrook commission will establish official record of Indigenous experiences since colonisation
Victoria’s Indigenous truth-telling commission has opened public hearings, with respected actor and activist Uncle Jack Charles the first to share his story.
The actor was taken from his mother when he was about four months old, as part of an Aboriginal assimilation program. Charles said he was blessed to be in a unique position where people were “tripping over themselves” to retrace his family history.The commission has been tasked with establishing an official public record of Indigenous experiences since the start of British colonisation.
Elders have been invited to speak at Yoorrook based on their direct experiences, relevant perspectives and preparedness to tell their truths in a public setting.
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