Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander listeners are advised that this episode contains the names of people who have died. Former Chairperson of the Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Advisory Committee Glenda Chalker talks to Daniel about her role in promoting awareness around the 1816 Appin massacre and why formally recognising that fatal day matters. Then, Megan Krakouer, Project Director of the National Suicide Prevention & Trauma Recovery Project, joins Daniel to discuss the shocking suicide rates of Indigenous Australians compared to non-Indigenous Australians and why they are continuing to climb. With presenter Daniel James.
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About this program
Exploring the issues that impact the lives of Aboriginal people and those at the wrong end of social justice in this country.