Wilfred Carter – Transcript
Wilfred Carter (Willow) is a Gunaikurnai and Wotjobaluk man. This submission is a transcript of Willow discussing his upbringing at Lake Tyers Mission. It outlines the difficulties and trauma Willow experienced growing up as an Aboriginal man in the 1960s, including a loss of language and culture.
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