Dujuan Hoosan
Dujuan Hoosan is an Arrente and Garrwa 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 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.
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 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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SYDNEY WRITERS’ FESTIVAL: IN MY BLOOD IT RUNS
26 May 2024
12:00:00CARRIAGEWORKS, BAY 20
Discover In My Blood It Runs, the poignant adaptation of the award-winning film. Drawn from the critically acclaimed documentary of the same name, In My Blood It Runs is an adaptation for young readers written by Dujuan Hoosan, Margaret Anderson and Carol Turner. It shares the story of Dujuan, a 10-year-old Arrernte and Garawa boy, and the critically important role of family, Country and community in journeying with and guiding him through life. Dujuan, now a 17-year-old young man, Carol Turner and Archibald Prize–winning artist Blak Douglas will be in conversation with Melanie Saward to discuss their relationship as writers and artists and the work of translating film to writing. Recommended ages 8+