One of my online pleasures is watching the inaugural speeches of representatives to the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria. I did that for the first Assembly, and have almost done so now for the second Assembly, and I strongly recommend it to all who have an interest in Indigenous rights and the Voice as a way to learn of and appreciate the rich diversity and depth of First People.
First People are NOT a homogenous lump of uniformity: there is the richness of diversity, which I suspect is a key part of how the First Nations of Bandaiyan (which is a word from people in the Kimberley for what is also known as Australia - which always was, always will be, Aboriginal land) were so successful over tens of millennia.
You can find the speeches at https://www.youtube.com/@firstpeoplesassemblyofvictoria/videos, and more information on the members at https://www.firstpeoplesvic.org/the-assembly/, and the journey at https://www.firstpeoplesvic.org/treaty/.
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