Defend the Wild Podcast
The Defend the Wild podcast is a place to discuss all things relating to native Australian wildlife; the dangers they face, the projects and people trying to help them, and the pathways forward for change that benefit us all.
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Defend the Wild Podcast
Defend The Wild Podcast - Episode 1 - In Conversation with Sonya Takau
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Today we are joined by Sonya Takau, a proud Jirrbal rainforest Aboriginal woman living in far north Queensland. Sonya is the woman behind dingo culture - a platform dedicated to providing the Indigenous perspective on the dingo and shifting the narrative on these misunderstood creatures.
Sonya is also the communications director at Girringun Aboriginal corporation the organisation behind the recent National Inaugural First Nations Dingo Forum. In this episode Sonya and I discuss her passion and deep connection to the dingo, the success of the dingo forum and the groundbreaking National First Nations Dingo Declaration. Thank you for joining us, we hope you enjoy this episode.