Mark speaks with Kenny Bedford, the Indigenous Engagement Lead at From the Heart about the next steps toward the Uluru Statement following the 2022 Federal Election.
Kenny Bedford is from the Meruam Tribe, Erub, Torres Strait. He is the father of four children and was the Co-Convenor for the Thursday Island Referendum Council Dialogue .
Kenny attended the Uluru Constitutional Convention in May 2017 and is a signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Kenny is a board director of Reconciliation Australia, a member of the National NAIDOC Committee and is currently studying a Masters of Indigenous Business Leadership at Monash University.
He is a former Deputy Mayor of the Torres Strait Island Regional Council and former Torres Strait Regional Authority Member for Erub.