Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man.
He is the Assistant National Secretary of the MUA, the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Indigenous Labor Network and a director on the Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition board and is a signatory of the Uluru Statement from the Heart and has been a leading advocate since its inception in May 2017.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:05:51 Interview start
0:06:27 Acknowledgements of Country
0:09:58 Other Countries' Indigenous Recognition
0:11:51 Indigenous Incarceration & Disadvantage
0:20:16 Listening when making laws for Indigenous People
0:25:27 The No Campaign & Disinformation
0:21:54 Solidarity
0:35:39 Gurindji Warlpiri Wave Hill Walk-Off
0:42:42 Shame and Emotional Resistance
0:46:38 How to Persuade Reluctant People
0:51:16 Consequences of No
0:53:03 Consequences of Yes
0:57:25 Amendments - What If We Need To Change It?
1:03:31 What kind of country do we want to live in?
1:05:44 Uluru Statement from the Heart