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Episode Synopsis "Episode 90 - The Voice To Parliament With Prof Dawn Bessarab"
We sit down for a yarn with prominent Indigenous academic Prof Dawn Bessarab. Dawn is a Bard/Yindijibarndi Aboriginal woman who grew up in the Kimberley in North Western Australia. She has a background in social work, and is now the Director of the Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health at UWA. Dawn has led many innovations in Indigenous research methods, and was responsible for developing the clinical yarning framework which is now widely used in Australia and across the world. Dawn gives us a snapshot of her life and career, before sharing her views on the upcoming referendum on constitutional recognitional and a constitutionally enshrined Voice to Parliament for Indigenous Australians. A supporter of the Voice, Dawn provides a unique perspective on what the Voice means for Indigenous people, and some of the challenges that the Indigenous community is facing as the “yes” and “no” campaigns push their cases in a debate that has been very emotional for many. Dawn also addresses some of the arguments from the “no” side of the campaign, and provides some valuable insight into why many Indigenous people are struggling with this debate, and how white Australia can best support the Indigenous community now, and into the future. A big thank you to Dr Emma Haynes who helped to arrange our conversation with Dawn. You can about Dawn and her work here: https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/dawn-bessarab For more information on the Voice to Parliament, you can watch/read a speech by Mary Crooks here: https://www.vwt.org.au/women-for-yes-address-by-mary-crooks-ao-delivered-sunday-13-august-2023/ And you can watch Marcia Langton, Jackie Huggins and Emily Carter’s talk here: https://www.vwt.org.au/video-what-do-you-tell-your-grandchildren-featuring-marcia-langton-ao-dr-jackie-huggins-am-and-emily-carter/ As always, if you want to get in touch with the podcast, you can contact us at: [email protected] or via twitter @healthmeanswhat or via FaceBook @MeaningofHealth or via Instagram @healthmeanswhat
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