Episode 4 - Vicki Cosgrove: Story of a Wiradjuri woman Hidden Stories with Sue Irwin

Vicki is a Wiradjuri woman and an outstanding leader in our community. Vicki currently works as an Aboriginal Cultural Educator who works with trainee GPs.

Today Vicki talks about her life as an Aboriginal Australian as well as the greater issues that Australians, the church and our nation need to address to move forward in really saying sorry and moving towards unity and dignity for our Aboriginal people.

She explains ‘Blacks Camp’ and what it was like for her mother and grandfather during the time when forced removal was reality.

She talks about her first hand experience of racism as a child in Australia during primary school years.

Vicki shares her aspirations of how the church in Australia can do as Jesus did in his way of loving the unseen and unheard, urgining Australians to engage with our Aboriginal people and work towards unity and repentance now.


* Novel: The Secret River by Kate Grenville (http://kategrenville.com.au/secret_river)

* Film: Rabbit Proof Fence (https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/rabbit-proof-fence)

*Watch: National Indigenous Television - Documentaries and special programs (https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/)

* Website: The Healing Foundation (https://healingfoundation.org.au/)

*Educate: Bringing Them Home Report (https://humanrights.gov.au/our-work/bringing-them-home-report-1997)