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Yohann, originally from Brittany, France, now living on Bunurong Lands, reflects on the revival of Breton culture through music, education, live events and bilingual signage. They look forward to similar recognition and use of local languages occurring in Melbourne.
Dyan Summers is a Bass Strait Islander Bunurong woman. In this submission, she shares her family history and the experience of being moved/kidnapped from Point Nepean and taken to the Bass Strait Islands.
She also discusses land, loss of language, and the Voice referendum.
“The City of Melbourne welcomes the opportunity to provide this Submission to the Yoorrook Justice Commission as we recognise the importance of truth-telling into injustices experienced in all areas of life by First Peoples in Victoria since colonisation. This submission is divided into three sections: direct injustices; indirect injustices; and areas of potential further research.”
Please be aware that this submission contains sensitive material.
This submission discusses their experiences, accountability and justice for First Nations people.
This submission discusses self-determination, their experiences, and the changes they want to see for future generations.
Katrina Mobourne discusses discrimination, its effects, and the changes around self-determination that they would like to see.
This submission discusses the loss of identity, self-determination, changes in education, and what it feels like to be an Aboriginal person living in Victoria.
Nicole Coles is a non-Indigenous person from the privileged colonial majority. In this submission, she reflects on her upbringing in ignorance of the true history of the invasion of the Australian continent, her efforts to support Aboriginal Australians, and the importance of learning from the original inhabitants.
Dr Katrina Kell, a researcher, author and fourth-generation matrilineal descendant of Captain James Liddell, who brought Edward Henty to Gunditjmara Country in November 1834 on board ‘the Thistle’, leading to the first permanent European settlement in what would become the State of Victoria. This submission is part of her evidence presented at Yoorrooks Descendants Day hearing.