Rachel Sumich-Antonik
Submission Transcription
All of the vast lands known as Australia are stolen lands.
Country means the First Nations concept of each of their countries, of which their are 250+
I am not ‘mob’. Due to repeative and systematic displacement + removal from country – many challenges continue to be faced today by many FN peoples.
- Caring for country
- Clean up events
- Vegetation of all vacant land
- Regeneration of all ‘lawn’ that doesn’t need to be ‘grass’
- Billabongs + wetlands being established at a storm water outlet in to rivers + sea
Property developers + all new homes need to state the lands/country it is on by a plaque on the door step of the home.
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Yoorrook for Transformation
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Truth Be Told
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