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Learn more about Youth Justice and its role in keeping Aboriginal young people strong in culture.
Visit the Youth Justice pathway to learn more about the role.
(Title appears with uplifting music)
Craig Biles: Hello. I'm Craig Biles. I'm the area manager working out of Dubbo, and I live and work on Willow Wiradjuri Country.
(Drone footage of Dubbo)
The challenges we face is to try and connect young people and build resilience in them through culture. Culture is the essence to building self-esteem.
(Different footage of corroboree shown, with Aboriginal children and men dancing to camera).
It's also the essence in understanding and the transferring of knowledge. If we make our young people wise, their ability to stay away from offending and build a strong platform, not only for themselves, their kinship ties, and the next generation, there's going to be benefits for everyone.
(Aboriginal father paints ochre on young daughters face as she smiles)
(Animated NSW government logo appears and music ends)
Please note that at DCJ we commonly use the word "Aboriginal", recognising that Aboriginal people are the original inhabitants of NSW, the part of Australia we are responsible for. We acknowledge and respect that Torres Strait Islander people are among the First Nations of Australia and that both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are an important part of our staff and the communities we work with.
27 Jul 2023