November 12, 2018
A young Indigenous man, who is walking from Cape York to Parliament House to deliver a message stick to the Prime Minister, dropped into Murgon and Cherbourg on Monday as part of his 7000km trek.
Alwyn Doolan’s “Message Stick Walk” aims to inspire the younger generation to “awaken” to be part of positive change.
He hopes to raise awareness about Sovereignty, Reconciliation, the importance of Aboriginal unity and the need for a Treaty.
Alwyn left Bamaga in May with just a tent and a backpack.
Along his journey, he’s been dropping into various communities to talk about his aims as well as collect messages to take to Canberra.
He plans to submit a formal notice to the Federal Government seeking to enter into Treaty negotiations with First Nations people.
Alwyn’s trip through the South Burnett was a “coming home”, as his mother was born in Cherbourg and his great-grandmother was a Wakka Wakka woman.
He was met by a group of relatives and supporters in Murgon on Monday morning who joined him for the walk into Cherbourg where he visited The Ration Shed and was interviewed on Cherbourg Radio.
Alwayn was inspired to begin his trek by the “Walk For Justice” from Perth to Canberra in 2016 by Clinton Pryor.
His next major stop will be in Brisbane on November 22 where he hopes to present a Message Stick to Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk.
Then it’s off through NSW to Sydney.
He will then be taking a detour via Tasmania and Melbourne to Canberra where he aims to present another Message Stick – and the collected messages from communities – to Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
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