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AFTRS appoints Elder in Residence

AFTRS appointment marks 50 Years since Australians voted to include Aboriginal people in the Census.

The Australian Film Television & Radio School has appointed its first Elder in Residence, Uncle Bruce Pascoe, to mark 50 Years since Australians voted overwhelmingly to amend the constitution to include Aboriginal people in the Census.

On Thursday it also launched a new Indigenous Consultation Resource for its students.

Kyas Sherriff, Head of the AFTRS Indigenous Unit, said: “This gathering marks an important moment of our shared Australian history, a moment when the majority of non-Indigenous Australians stood up and voted ‘Yes’. To springboard off this important date in our shared history as creatives, I hope we can inspire, encourage, share wisdom and be together – both Indigenous and equally non-Indigenous peoples – as storytellers, practitioners, students and community, today and into the future. It’s also an important moment in AFTRS’ history to introduce and hear from our inaugural Elder in Residence Uncle Bruce Pascoe.”

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