Articles by Jennifer Michels

I belong to the Munggurra Clan of the Alawa Nation and the Garawa Clan of the Mara Nation; while also sharing Scottish and Dutch ancestry. Descendant of the Stolen Generations but my connection to family was not lost. I know my kinship and Eternal Belonging, I belong to Roper River. Mother of one Nuro-Typical and one Nuro-Diverse child, don't mess with me on Autism I am never in the mood! I beat two-under-two, meet the Mum who birthed two under one! I am a feminist when it means we all stand on equal footing regardless of race, social class, religion, or any other human rights classification. Discrimination of any description boils my blood! Advocate for improving the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations across Australia through the Grassroots movements Indigenous Rise, & Black GST. International connections to Grassroots Network Indigenous World of Entertainment. My focus lies in creating equal human rights for all people in Australia, including refugees. Strong opinions regarding Food Sovereignty in remote Indigenous Communities and reducing overpopulation to improve health inequality. Pro Treaty, Uluru Statement and enacting the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Vocal about the fact that Australia's Native Title Act is nothing more than another Colonial Document. Save our Sacred Sites, Waterways & Bushlands. Sovereignty never ceded. If England returned today would you say they settled or that they invaded? Change the Australian flag, anthem & Australia Day. Climate Change is of great concern to me! Warning: when angry, prone to swear on occasion (sorry to my Elders). Currently in the process of writing my first book, submissions to publishers will commence once my Editor has completed her work. I am excited to say it will be a very confrontational read for the far right side of the Australian political sphere. My most used sayings are: 1: "Australia cannot claim to be a first world country nor the Lucky Country until we behave like we are such". 2: "I know you don't think I look like a Blackfella but that stereotype was outdated 233 years ago when the first European man raped an Aboriginal woman. It's also a belief founded in the White Australia Policy, time to move on Australia!"