Some Indigenous Australians are taking a 'week of silence' to grieve the outcome of the vote, while others are already looking towards what happens next.
Australia was asked for its views on enshrining an Indigenous voice in the constitution and largely voted No . Counting will continue throughout the weekend, but as the votes were tallied on Saturday night, the first referendum since 1999 was on track for defeat with a national No vote of more than 56 per cent. Across the nation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have met the result with mixed emotions.
" Professor Marcia Langton of the Referendum Working Group said that the Yes campaign must now find a way forward to address concerns such as the high rates of suicide in Indigenous communities, something she described as "a crisis that requires urgent attention." Proud Yorta Yorta man and rapper Adam Briggs has been a prominent supporter of the Yes campaign.
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