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Lance And Jesinta Franklin Fight For Indigenous Recognition

"We want our child to feel included, recognised, heard and worthy" - by Alley Pascoe
  • 29 Dec 2019
Lance And Jesinta Franklin Fight For Indigenous Recognition
Hugh Stewart

The year 2020 marks 250 years since James Cook’s first voyage to Australia, yet today Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people still aren’t acknowledged in our constitution.

The time is now for recognition and reform, as called for in the Uluru Statement from the Heart. We’re calling for real change, not mere symbolism. It’s time Indigenous people are acknowledged as our First People and have their voice enshrined in the constitution.

This month, marie claire joins forces with some of Australia’s biggest and brightest names to unite for change. Here, AFL player Lance Franklin and model Jesinta Franklin open up about their hopes for their baby’s future…

LANCE FRANKLIN, AFL PLAYER

“My mum is a Noongar-Whadjuk woman and she taught me to be proud of who I am. But to be honest, our heritage and her story wasn’t spoken about a lot because of all of the hurt from the past. Our people have been subjected to discrimination and unfair treatment. There are still challenges facing our people to this day and I hope that my story can help educate people and bring respect and a sense of pride from all Australians about who we are.”

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Pulling silly faces this morning at @gawura_school assembly. @missanniekelly and I helped some students with their reading then had a tour of the classrooms. Incredibly impressed with this program and all the kids we met today. Education and learning how to read and write is something a lot of us take for granted yet it is something so precious that unfortunately not every child in Australia has equal access to. Thanks to programs like @gawura_school these kids have been given a life changing opportunity and have very bright futures ahead of them ♥️

JESINTA FRANKLIN, MODEL

“I realised racism was still a very real issue in Australia when I posted a photo of [my husband] Buddy on Instagram and had to remove it because of the racist comments. I felt so bad for his family and the young Indigenous people who follow Buddy. Because of my white privilege, I didn’t realise how prominent racism still is. I know I’m going to have these discussions with my child and explain the dark parts of history, but we also want to celebrate the beautiful Indigenous culture and stories. We want our child to feel included, recognised, heard and worthy, which is why constitutional recognition is so important to us.”

RELATED: Why We All Need To Support the Uluru Statement From The Heart

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This story originally appeared in the February issue of marie claire, out now. 

Photography by Hugh Stewart. 

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Alley Pascoe is contributor to marie claire Australia. She spends her days interviewing inspirational women, including career highlights Kasey Chambers, Serena Williams and Julia Roberts (for seven minutes on the phone).

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