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Arthur Malcolm (born 1934) was the first Aboriginal Bishop in the Anglican Church of Australia. Born in Yarrabah, Queensland and ordained a priest in 1978, Malcolm was consecrated in 1985 and served as bishop to the Aborigine peoples of Northern Queensland until his retirement in 2000.
Before the whiteman arrived, two brothers, Damari and Guyala, made their way down the East Coast of Australia. They came seeking shelter and food after a long journey from the North and made a stopover near the land of the Mandingalbay Yidinji tribe of the Cairns area. This story of betrayal, lies and loyalty is told in the language of Mandingalbay Yindinji elder David Mundraby.
JJ da King is the handle this talented 18 year old Indigenous male from Cairns goes under. In reality he is Jarrod Haddow, mild-mannered kid who loves to make short films. Jarrod produces, writes, directs, and creates the CGI and acts in all his films, most times in multiple roles using the cloning technique on Sony Vegas. All his films are on YouTube and he has developed quite a following over the years. This is the only indigenous kid who has his own green screen in his bedroom. Unfortunately in September last year, Jarrod was hit by a motorcycle as he waited to cross the Bruce Highway in Cairns. What was initially a fractured leg resulted in a fat embolism lodging in his brain causing Jarrod to fall into a vegetative state. With the help of the Jacana Brain Injury Unit in Brisbane Jarrod has started to move his fingers and blink. In June this year, he is expected back to Cairns to make the long journey back, if possible at all.
Anthony Ware is a Torres Strait islander with a granddad who sells fruit by the side of the road. We join him for a week to meet his local suppliers, quirky regulars and to discover what he does.
Nickeema Williams is a 20 year old Indigenous female from Cairns who started her own business, Nickeema Williams Art and Photography, last year. With Cairns having the highest unemployment figures in Qld, starting her own business guaranteed her of always having a job. Currently based in Cairns she was immersed in the arts world from a very young age with her parents also artists in the Far North scene.
Geoffrey Guest, known as Old Man, ran the very successful Petford Training Farm in Far North Queensland in the 80's and 90's. It was a place for troubled Aboriginal teens could turn to. The Old Man helped turn wayward teens into worthwhile men through the power of horsemanship.
Eric Deeral (14 December 1932 - 5 September 2012) was an Australian politician who was the second Australian Aboriginal elected to an Australian parliament and the first to a state parliament. He was the Member for Cook from the 7th December 7974 to 12th November 1977, serving one term before being defeated at the next election. In 2012, Queensland's Indigenous Youth Parliament was renamed the Eric Deeral Indigenous Youth Parliament in Deeral's honour. He died later that year. This is his story.