Uncle Jack Charles makes history as first Indigenous elder to speak at Victorian truth-telling commission
by Australian Associated Press from World news | The Guardian on (#5YJ0S)
Yoorrook commission will establish official record of Indigenous experiences since colonisation
Victoria's Indigenous truth-telling commission has opened public hearings, with respected actor and activist Uncle Jack Charles the first to share his story.
Born to a Wiradjuri father and a Bunurong mother, Charles was called as the first Indigenous elder to speak at the Yoorrook Justice Commission on Tuesday.
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