Jacinta Chaplin

My name is Jacinta Chaplin, I was born and raised in the Swan Hill, Nyah West area.

I was elected as one of the North West community members on the First Peoples’ Assembly and am running again in this election.

I am here to make real change on the ground for our country, for our communities and our families, and to ensure the documents and processes we create are binding and can not sit on a shelf to be ignored.

Treaty and truth telling is the next step to be taken. It gives us the opportunity to demanded the respect for our ancestors, the respect of our culture and our right to protect and care for our country.

Our ancestors have guided us to where we are today. We walk in the footsteps they left for us.

The tracks we are creating now are the pathways for the next generations.

I am here to leave my footprints.