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Wuminjika. My name's Uncle Mot.

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I'm a Taungurung filmmaker
and content creator.

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Hi, everyone.

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My name is Royston Noell.

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Yoway you mob. My name's Jahvis.

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I'm a young Indigenous fella

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living up in Bundjalung country, which is
the Northern Rivers of New South Wales.

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Hey it's FinesseMane, Yamatji Noongar man.

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I'm here to tell you a little bit
about staying strong.

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What does it mean to stay strong?

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I think staying strong is prioritising
yourself and your community's health.

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Staying strong is about taking care
of yourself and not wearing yourself down.

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Because when you're strong, that's when
you can better provide for everyone else.

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I think to stay strong is being able
to reach out to your loved ones, people

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you trust.

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You know, navigating this world is so
crazy and we can't do it alone.

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So for me to stay strong
in one word means celebration.

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As long as I can celebrate
who I am, where I come from,

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and what I have to offer in my culture
and my community,

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that's all that matters to me.

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So how do I stay strong?

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There's a lot of things that I like to do
to stay strong.

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Number one, being setting those boundaries
so you don't get past that limit

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in the first place.

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And then, you know, hobbies.

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Things that you enjoy doing.

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Speaking, spending
time with loved ones, family, friends

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and getting outside, exercising,
enjoying the sun.

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I try and mainly stay strong by making
sure that I'm useful to my community

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and the people around me.

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So for me,
the group's wellbeing is my wellbeing.

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So I'm always sitting down with cuzzie boy
or aunty or sista girl and just making sure

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that we're all okay.

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And as long as I know that,
I know that I'm okay.

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Ways that I stay strong is
by doing daily affirmations,

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you know, looking in the mirror
and telling yourself you're beautiful,

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you're worthy, you're smart, you're kind,
you know, affirmations are so powerful.

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So please give it a go.

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Really doubling down on self-care,

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whether that be stepping away
from all social media,

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taking a walk, getting some fresh air,
or just doing something that I love.

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I love cooking
and I love playing video games.

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So I'll do both of those things
when things get too overwhelming

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and I have to stop.

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How can other mob stay strong?

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Well, no one knows you like you.

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So you know the things that make you happy,

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you know the things that you enjoyed doing.

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Ways other mob can stay
strong is by making sure

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they’re surrounding themselves
with beautiful people

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that are going to help uplift them,
inspire them, encourage them.

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It's most important to be around
people who love and support you.

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You need to log off where it's needed
and remember that

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it's not your responsibility
to represent all mob all of the time.

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One: be with your Elders,
feel their strength and their power

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because it's all going to flow through us
one day.

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And two: make sure you're taking the time
personally

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to practise your culture
because you don't need cameras,

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you don't need eyes on you,
you don't need nothing.

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All you need is you, yourself,
and your connection to your place.