Friday, March 4, 2016

[Bouncr: 3v394] This Powerful Video Sums Up The Staggering Problems Indigenous Youth

"This is not an Aboriginal issue, this is an Australian issue".

A video highlighting the stark gap between Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth is attracting a lot of comments on social media.

The black and white video features Indigenous and non-Indigenous people somberly reading the facts around health, education and employment for Aboriginal people aged between 16 and 24.

The black and white video features Indigenous and non-Indigenous people somberly reading the facts around health, education and employment for Aboriginal people aged between 16 and 24.

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The concept for the video came about after non-Indigenous producer Tess Waldron heard a radio segment on radio station Triple J about the quality of life for Indigenous youth.

The concept for the video came about after non-Indigenous producer Tess Waldron heard a radio segment on radio station Triple J about the quality of life for Indigenous youth.

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Stunned by the disparity between young white and black Australians, Waldron approached Kuku Yalanji actor and producer Bjorn Stewart to help adapt the radio script into a video.

Stunned by the disparity between young white and black Australians, Waldron approached Kuku Yalanji actor and producer Bjorn Stewart to help adapt the radio script into a video.

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