The poignant story of ten-year-old Arrernte and Garawa boy Dujuan Hoosan, based on the award-winning documentary. Illustrated by Blak Douglas, winner of the 2022 Archibald Prize.
Dujuan Hoosan is an Arrernte and Garawa boy who grew up between his
two homelands at Sandy Bore outstation near Mparntwe (Alice
Springs) and Spring Creek near Borroloola, situated on the banks of
the McArthur River in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
When he was 12, Dujuan became the youngest person ever to address
the Human Rights Council at the United Nations. He asked global
leaders to support Australia to raise the minimum age of criminal
responsibility from 10 to 14 years in line with the United Nations
Declaration of Indigenous Rights. He also asked that First Nations
languages be taught in schools.
In June 2020, he was awarded the Liberty Victoria Young Voltaire
Human Rights Award.
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