A multi-million-dollar donation will be used for resources and community events as the Yes campaign for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament gets underway.
More than 500 people attended the launch at Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute in Adelaide, which opened with a smoking ceremony before there were speeches by campaign leaders and performances by Indigenous artists.
"We want to make this a welcoming space, we want all Australians to be involved in this conversation, so the last couple of days is about giving them the tools, giving them some direction, about how to best go about that."The coming months will see Yes campaigners engaging with their local communities to explain what a Voice would be and how it would benefit Indigenous people.
"We want you to come on board, we want you to be welcomed into this because every Australian has got to be included."
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