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Continually diversifying, Tribal Warrior is an

organisation that makes the most of Jawun secondees

to achieve its vision. At a Jawun Inner Sydney

induction, Shane explained the value of secondees:

You guys may not know it yet but you’re going to

impart your wisdom and skills to an organisation

that will use and benefit from them. Sometimes

you may feel out of your depth, or think they’ve

not gained much from what you’ve tried to bring.

But trust me, when you finish your secondment

and go home, when the dust settles, they’ll grab

that stuff and start to make it theirs. They may

not have all the qualifications you have, but you’ll

each plant a really important seed. After time,

we’ll see the fruits of those seeds you planted.

Shane’s dedication to the empowerment of

Indigenous youth in Redfern reflects the community’s

belief that this is central to their self-determination

and ascendancy. One young person at a time, Tribal

Warrior seeks to value children and young people

and give them confidence and practical skills for

their future. Shane’s vision of success includes young

people becoming so competent that their skills are

highly sought after, and the secondment program

turns full circle:

If we keep working like this, one day we can

pay someone from Tribal Warrior to go on

secondment, they’ll be skilled enough to be a

Jawun secondee. We can say to Jawun, ‘Look,

we’ve got someone with specialised skills, have

you got a brief that fits them?’ That to us is our

big game.

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