Individual or Group Submission06/11/24

Emma Mayall

Emma Mayall talks about her Grandfather, who lost his connection to his heritage and for a large part of his life denied he was a First Nations man. She talks about the struggle of trying to find out more about her Dadda's history and her own identity as a First Nations woman.

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