Jan 26 2022 29 mins 10
In this episode Lidia yarns with Arabunna Elder and long time environmental campaigner Uncle Kev Buzzacott about what caring for Country actually means and the importance of First Nations led solutions.
Uncle Kev Buzzacott is an Elder from the Arabunna Nation and long time campaigner for First Nations justice and land rights. Uncle Kev has been a leader in the campaigns against uranium mining and for a nuclear free Australia.
LEARN: Read Sand Talk: How Indigenous thinking can save the world by Tyson Yunkaporta.
TAKE ACTION: Add your name to support the Greens’ plan for caring for Country and protecting sacred sites.
DONATE: SEED is Australia’s first Indigenous youth climate network building a movement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people for climate justice with the Australian Youth Climate Coalition. Their vision is for a just and sustainable future with strong cultures and communities, powered by renewable energy. https://www.seedmob.org.au/donate
The Greens plan for Caring for Country:
- Strong laws to protect First Nations cultural heritage, knowledge and intellectual property
- $767m over the forward estimates to expand the First Nations ranger programs and Indigenous Protected Areas to heal Country by returning land to First Nations management and providing long-term sustainable jobs
These recordings took place on the unceded sovereign lands of the Wurundjeri people of the Kulin Nation.
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