Public Hearings: 20 May to 27 May 2022

What Yoorrook heard

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

Hearing Videos

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May 27, 2022

2H 20M

Elders’ Hearing – Uncle Colin Walker

Witnesses:
Uncle Colin Walker
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May 26, 2022

1H 57M

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May 20, 2022

4H 12M

Elders’ Hearing – Uncle Larry Walsh

Witnesses:
Isobel Morphy-Walsh
Uncle Larry Walsh
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May 20, 2022

2H 22M

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May 20, 2022

1H 56M

Elders’ Hearing – Uncle Larry Walsh Part 2

Witnesses:
Isobel Morphy-Walsh
Uncle Larry Walsh

Transcripts

Witnesses and Evidence

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Isobel Morphy-Walsh

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Uncle Colin Walker

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Uncle Kevin Coombs

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Uncle Larry Walsh

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