The artist writes, "I wanted to capture the Indigenous People's strength and resilience after overcoming the degrading White Australian policies of Paternalism and Assimilation over the centuries. Their enduring sense of human dignity despite such hardships inspired me to create this body of art."
Ella Spencer is a high school senior from Sydney, Australia.
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