UNTOLD STORIES Hey BushTV crew, did you know over 1000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders fought for Australia in World War 1. They rode in the Light Horse: they climbed the slopes of Gallipoli – they fought and died in the trenches on the Western Front. But their first battle was fought well before they left the shores of Australia. Their first battle was simply to get a chance to serve their country. Special thanks to Tim Gartrell and his awesome team at Recognise our major sponsors for this exciting series appearing across ABC platforms - you can join the movement to recognise First Australians in our Constitution here recognise.org.au Thanks also to the Fitzroy Basin Elders Committee in Rockhampton our project partners for this story. You can get more info on their amazing work here fbec.org.au Thanks to the resonate story-tone of the one and only Ernie Dingo - our narrator and also living legend who I am personally indebted to for him lending his tonsils to this project! Thanks to David Allen our writer and researcher. Thanks to Mick Dodson at NCIS at the Australian National University ANU for partnering with us ncis.anu.edu.au To see more of this story click on the link below bushtv.au/2014/07/untold-stories-naidoc-2014/ To get exclusive access to these videos and stories as they appear on the ABC sign up to our enews here bushtv.au/join-bushtv/ And finally….have a solid National NAIDOC and thanks to you for being part of our community! Regards, Tom Hearn
Posted on: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 01:35:11 +0000
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