Hearing19/05/22

Public Hearings: 20 May to 27 May 2022

The purpose of these public hearings were to hear from Victorian First Peoples' Elders whose experiences illustrate many of the key impacts of colonisation still felt today.

Topics: Elders' truths
Witnesses: Isobel Morphy-Walsh, Uncle Colin Walker, Uncle Kevin Coombs, Uncle Larry Walsh

Hearing Videos

The purpose of these public hearings was to hear from Victorian First Peoples' Elders whose experiences illustrate many of the key impacts of colonisation still felt today. The issues examined at the hearings included:
  • Dispossession of First Peoples from their lands and waters
  • Ongoing systemic injustice
  • Removals of children
  • Responsibility of the State and State entities for First Peoples’ dispossession
1h 56m
20/05/22

Elders’ Hearing – Uncle Larry Walsh Part 2

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Witnesses

Isobel Morphy-Walsh

1 Submission
Uncle Colin Walker, wearing a leather jacket, leans forward and speaks into a microphone at a Yoorrook public hearing. A sign language intepreter is overlayed in the bottom right.

Uncle Colin Walker

1 Submission
4 Additional materials
Uncle Kevin Coombs at an indoor basketball court with the basketball ring appearing slightly blurred behind him.

Uncle Kevin Coombs

1 Submission
12 Additional materials
Uncle Larry Walsh, seated indoors on a black chair and wearing a cap that reads 'Sacred Land', during the Yoorrook Elders' hearings.

Uncle Larry Walsh

1 Submission
5 Additional materials

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