Voices of Power

AIATSIS

The series explores critical turning points in the fight for rights and self-determination; and for meaningful First Nations’ representation in places of power. Indigenous Churchill Fellows from around Australia, share their views and experiences on what they see as the key influences and events that have shaped Australia’s history and what a strong future looks like. How have events like the 1965 Freedom Ride, the Mabo decision, the 2007 UN Declaration on the Rights of indigenous Peoples and the 2017 Uluru Statement changed our history? Voices of Power looks at the calls for a strong First Nations’ voice in Australia’s political and cultural life. Will those calls be answered? Voices of Power is produced by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) in partnership with the Churchill Trust. read less
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Dec 15 2021
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Indigenous Churchill Fellows from around Australia, share their views and experiences on what they see as the key influences and events that have shaped Australia’s history and what a strong future looks like.

Episodes

Determining our futures
Jan 27 2022
Determining our futures
In Determining our futures, the third episode in the Voices of Power series, Indigenous Churchill Fellows discuss treaties, truth-telling, representation in parliaments and a meaningful First Nations voice to the nation. Churchill Fellows, Michelle Deshong, Cara Kirkwood, Hannah McGlade, Parry Agius and Donisha Duff, discuss how Australia has fared without a treaty and the impact of having First Nations peoples in our parliaments. How does Australia’s experience compare to places like New Zealand and Scandinavia? After decades of consultation and debate on constitutional recognition, is Australia ready to make First Nations self-determination a reality?
Building our nations
Jan 27 2022
Building our nations
Building our nations, the second podcast in the Voices of Power series, looks at how First Nations peoples in Australia and overseas are creating new futures by building on their own governance and leadership models. Indigenous Churchill Fellows, Parry Agius, Michelle Deshong, Cara Kirkwood, and Hannah McGlade, share their views and experiences on native title, nation building and what self-determination really means. It has been more than ten years since Australia ratified the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Building our nations looks at what Australia needs to do to make sure the declaration has a real impact.
Standing up for rights
Jan 27 2022
Standing up for rights
Indigenous Churchill Fellows, Michelle Deshong, Cara Kirkwood, Hannah McGlade and Donisha Duff, share their views and experiences in the first Voices of Power podcast — Standing up for rights. They talk about the turning points that have inspired them in the fight for First Nations’ rights in Australia, and how events such as the 1936 maritime workers’ strike, the 1965 Freedom Ride and protests over Aboriginal deaths in custody have reshaped Australia’s history.
Trailer
Dec 15 2021
Trailer
Indigenous Churchill Fellows from around Australia, share their views and experiences on what they see as the key influences and events that have shaped Australia’s history and what a strong future looks like.