Music festival lights up remote community with Indigenous rappers

ABC NEWS (Australia)

In Australia's remote reaches, a tailored made program for young women and girls led by an Aboriginal woman and rapper has been delivered in one of Australia's largest remote Indigenous communities. The program was part of a music festival to help bring the community which has faced months of social unrest together.

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00:00 Fighting social disadvantage head on.

00:05 Larrakia artist Kutsy Don grew up in this gym.

00:08 Now she's taking her training to the bush.

00:11 So they can be strong within their bodies,

00:13 but also to look after their mental health as well,

00:16 show them how to express their emotions through sports and being active.

00:21 Wadaerra is home to more than 2,000 people,

00:24 many of them Aboriginal children

00:26 who are among the most disadvantaged people in Australia.

00:29 The rapper using this trip as a chance to connect

00:32 with young women and girls in particular.

00:35 We need more female role models in these communities.

00:38 We've got a lot of males, so it's good to really grow that

00:41 and connect with the girls as well.

00:43 Her performance wasn't the only show in town.

00:48 Rapper's Young Miller and older brother J Miller also taking to the stage.

00:52 There's not a lot of live acts there.

00:54 They don't really get a lot of attention there.

00:56 So it's people like my brother and I go in there doing shows.

00:59 It's good to give back, and it's good for the kids there to see that.

01:03 Wadaerra's struggle with unrest created headlines and attention

01:07 after a young man was killed during a riot last year.

01:10 These musicians now here to promote unity and peace.

01:14 Just be that motivational role model and just make a difference

01:17 and try and be an impact for the community

01:19 because these kids have so much talent,

01:21 but they don't have their hands on resources.

01:24 The concert rewarding for all.

01:26 Bring harmony to the kids and just show them that there's more out here.

01:31 And if you take a passion and go with it,

01:33 then you can go a long way if you really determine yourself.

01:37 A sweet song with a strong message.

01:41 message.

01:41 [BLANK_AUDIO]

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