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Australians will soon vote in a Referendum on the Constitutional Recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people through the establishment of a Voice to Parliament.
For Indigenous leaders campaigning for Yes, the Voice is the way to reconcile Australia's colonial past with its First Peoples.
The push for recognition has a particular resonance in the Torres Strait islands.
A young Noel Pearson forged his career working on Native Title legislation in the wake of the landmark Mabo case which had its origins in the Torres Strait.
And a warning to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers, this story contains the image and name of a person who has died.
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