Title Awaken: Adam Goodes Special - A Good Man Stands Up / Director: Firth, John

Published Australia : NITV, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (streaming video file) (57 min. 45 sec.) ; 349544743 bytes Summary Adnyamathanha man Adam Goodes joins Stan Grant in the Awaken studio to talk about his successful career, being named as Australian of the Year and racism in sport.Adam holds an elite place in AFL history, winning two Brownlow Medals and two premierships, he is also a four-time All-Australian, member of the Indigenous Team of the Century, and has represented Australia in the International Rules Series.A proud Indigenous-man, Adam is involved with a number of Indigenous sport and community initiatives and is a great role model and advocate for the fight against racism both on and off the field.He speaks in-depth to Stan Grant about his careers highlights and low moments, including the moment he was singled out because of my colour or my race and also discusses his work off the field helping and inspiring Indigenous communities through the Go Foundation, which focuses on promoting education, employment and healthy lifestyles.Follow the conversation on Twitter: #NITV Event Broadcast 2015-04-01 at 21:30:00 Notes Classification: NC Subject Aboriginal Australians -- Civil rights. Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnic identity. Aboriginal Australians -- Legal status, laws, etc. Aboriginal Australians -- Politics and government. Constitutional law -- Australian states. Race relations -- Research. Australia. Form Streaming video Author Firth, John, director Grant, Stan, host Callinan, Tara, reporter Barker, Wayne, contributor Burarrwanga, Djawa, contributor Calma, Tom, contributor Dhurrkay, Buduwutpuy, contributor Dodson, Mick, contributor Hosch, Tanya, contributor Hoskins-McKenzie, Darlene, contributor McMurtrie, Mark, contributor Munro, Jenny, contributor Onus, Tiriki, contributor Orman, Tanya, contributor Parker, Kirstie, contributor Torres, Petris, contributor Williams, George, contributor Yunupingu, Djunga Djunga, contributor

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