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00:00 I've heard lots of people say, "Why would you be educating Aboriginal kids in elitist

00:05 schools?"

00:06 All Indigenous people like to steal.

00:07 Lazy.

00:08 Dumb.

00:09 We walk around with no shoes.

00:10 Hunting kangaroos all the time.

00:13 I can't let it get to me.

00:20 I'm on the Yallurri Scholarship, which is awarded to Indigenous children to go to a

00:25 private school.

00:26 Enjoy 2020.

00:27 Thank you.

00:28 Families.

00:29 They're willing to give up their child at 12 years old, send them thousands of kilometres

00:33 away.

00:34 That in itself is a challenge.

00:37 There's so many questions to ask.

00:41 When she was born and I saw how dark the colour of her skin was, I realised she would have

00:45 enough challenges in this world if she didn't have the right education.

00:49 I love you.

00:50 My home and school is two different worlds, but I'm kind of joining the two worlds together.

00:56 And that's hard.

00:58 We are trying to build these kids up.

01:01 Hands up if you want to be successful.

01:03 So that they can have some influence on their communities and change.

01:07 I just saw things that no youngster should really see.

01:10 Reality is they might never go back to those communities.

01:13 I kind of just want to be back at school, like I'm going back as soon as I can.

01:16 And then sometimes you need to think, are we doing the best thing?

01:21 Or are we not?

01:25 My dream is to get into acting.

01:27 My brother is not wrong.

01:28 I want to become a teacher, so I work with special needs kids.

01:31 Let your light shine.

01:34 If we don't have opportunities on country, then how do they keep connected?

01:41 It's kind of hard to continue to call myself Aboriginal when I don't really have much to

01:44 show for it.

01:45 I'm from the Munarra tribe.

01:46 Torres Strait Islander.

01:47 Munarra Ngururri.

01:48 But Captain Cook's the one who found Australia.

01:49 Yes.

01:50 The telescope and the foot up on the rock.

01:51 Captain Cook.

01:52 You don't realise it, but you have great influence.

02:01 Children are you in the great future.

02:04 I believe in myself with my whole heart.

02:10 People doubt Indigenous Australians.

02:11 I hope I can just push away that doubt a little bit and make people believe in us.

02:17 [Music]

02:21 (music)

Off Country | show | 2022 | Official Trailer

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