Truth-telling is a central part of the Victorian Treaty process and core element of the Uluru Statement From the Heart’s call for ‘Voice, Treaty, Truth’. Understanding our history is essential if we want to understand our future. It is essential that local councils engage with truth-telling because identity is so closely linked to place. Your municipality must showcase the deep and rich First Peoples histories and cultures that enrich your community.
The Yoo-rrook Justice Commission is Victoria’s official truth-telling body. The Commission will investigate both the historical and contemporary injustices committed against First Peoples since colonisation. There are many opportunities for council’s work to align with the groundbreaking truth-telling work of the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission.
Reconciliation Victoria interviewed with Brent Ryan, Assistant Director, Education at the Yoorrook Justice Commission.
This video highlights the work of the Yoorrook Justice Commission, the first formal truth-telling body in Australia and ways local councils can support truth-telling in their municipality.
Watch here.
Yoorrook Justice Commission | First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria
Truth and Justice in Victoria | Aboriginal Victoria
Yoorrook Justice Commissioners Announced | Premier of Victoria
Some facts about Truth-telling | The Age
Report into Victoria's Child Protection and Criminal Justice Systems | Yoorrook Justice Commission
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