Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People Meena Singh speaks about the meaning of First Peoples culture
Culture “wraps around you. It’s connected to family. It shapes your values, your ideals. To be Aboriginal is to know that you’re from strength, that you’re from resilience, that you’re part of the oldest cultures in the world.”
Listen to Commissioner for Aboriginal Children and Young People and Yorta Yorta woman Meena Singh speak about the importance of culture to First Peoples, while giving evidence to the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
Government and Departmental Hearings Shorts
Yoorrook recently completed a month of public hearings during which Commissioners questioned government ministers and senior bureaucrats about injustices against First Peoples in the criminal justice and child protection systems.
These historic hearings marked the first time an Aboriginal-led Royal Commission has publicly held to account the authorities that have exercised power over the lives of First Peoples for generations.
Throughout the hearings, government ministers and senior bureaucrats publicly reckoned with past and present injustice against First Peoples, in many cases responding to harrowing evidence given by Community members at previous Yoorrook hearings and in submissions to the Commission.
You can view hearing videos, evidence, witness statements and transcripts.
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Child Protection System Government Hearing Videos
The focus of these hearings was on systemic injustice against First Peoples within the Child Protection System and opportunities for reform.
Criminal Justice System Government Hearing Videos
The focus of the hearings was on systemic injustice against First Peoples within the Criminal Justice System and opportunities for reform.