‘Champions of Change’ denotes the people in our shared history who have led significant work in the fight for truth-telling, justice, and self-determination for First Peoples. It is vital that councils work to redress the lack of representation of First Peoples histories, cultures, and perspectives across their municipality. Councils can do this by acknowledging and promoting First Peoples who have led significant change in their municipality, both from local Traditional Owner Groups and Traditional Owners from across Victoria.
Colonisation caused the displacement and forced removal of many First Peoples from their Traditional Country. Therefore it is appropriate to acknowledge Champions of Change in both the areas they are from and the areas where they led significant change.
Watch The Leader Tapes episodes here
The Leader Tapes is a series of interviews featuring prominent leaders in the Victorian Aboriginal community, produced by Victorian Aboriginal News. Victorian Aboriginal News hopes to produce a series where emerging leaders can learn from those leaders who have demonstrated their commitment to leading community and achieving in areas such as self-determination, truth-telling, education, treaty and community strength.
The first episode in The Leader Tapes series features Uncle Bill Nicholson, Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung. Uncle Bill Nicholson is recognised for his passion for educating Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people about the history and culture of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples. He also became the youngest Elder in recorded history of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People, at age 35. In this episode Uncle Bill shares his passion for education, speaks about his style of leadership and provides insightful advice for other young leaders.
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We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Victoria, and recognise First Peoples continuing connection to lands, waters and community. We pay our respects to Elders past and present who carry the memories, traditions, cultures and aspirations of First Peoples, and who forge the path ahead for emerging leaders.
We dedicate ourselves to working respectfully with and guided by First Peoples, and to listen and amplify the voices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in all areas of work
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