In a remote part of Australia, at a time before social media and internet was around, one Gurindji man was able to stand up, be heard and change the course of our nation’s history.
The Wound
Our History
Why Me?
Our Cultures
My Response
On 23 August 1966, Vincent Lingiari led 200 courageous First Nations stockmen and their families to walk off Wave Hill Cattle Station in the Northern Territory protesting against the pay and work conditions.
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