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'Murrawah Johnson — a 2024 recipient of one of the world's most coveted
environmental awards, the Goldman Prize — was born into a "legacy of resistance
fighters".
When the Wirdi woman was seven years old, her family was excluded from a parade
at Nebo, a small central Queensland town south-west of Mackay.
So her dad wrangled their extended family onto a trailer and insisted on a
traditional dance performance for the townsfolk.
"My father made it a point that we were there and we weren't going to be erased
from inclusion in such things on our own traditional lands," she said.
Ms Johnson's regional upbringing made her acutely aware of racial
discrimination and the "colonial project".
"Being the first Aboriginal family to move back to country [in Nebo] ruffled a
lot of feathers in the town," she said.'
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
