13/02/2023
🔴🟡⚫️ The 15th Anniversary of the National Apology is a bitter sweet occasion 🔴🟡⚫️
👉🏿 The recognition of the horrors of the past was received as a promise that the future for our people would be better, the reality is things have not gotten better, child removal has risen at an alarming rate.
👉🏿 In commemoration of the occasion we have created a short film
🖤Birribay
💛Djiranggarri
❤️Biripi with Pride
👉🏿 Murrungbu Aunty Kath Morcome, Aunty Veronica Saunders, Aunty Rita Morcome, Aunty Rhondalene Paulson, Aunty Donna-Maree Elliot, Uncle Russell Saunders, Aunty Leonie Morcome, Uncle Donald Noakes, Mick Lawler, Serge Morcome and Braithe Waites for sharing their stories.
❤️💛🖤 We especially pay our respects and acknowledgement to our Brother Jay, partner to Danielle & Eva Wayila's daddy. We recognise his commitment to our people, our community, our culture and his passion for the revival of Gattang Langauge. His passion for life, language and culture was contagious!!! Through his recordings he will always be remembered . We thank his family for allowing us the privilege of including him in our short film, he was a true inspiration to many people. ❤️💛🖤
As Aboriginal people we feel the pain & hurt of our Elders past & present but we inherited their strength, resilience & spirit
Warning- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are advised that this short film contains images, voices and names of deceased persons.
