Tom Zaunmayr, National Indigenous Times (NIT)
It may be hard to believe for outsiders conditioned by years of negative national headlines, but Sean-Paul Stephens is adamant the Pilbara town of Ieramagadu (Roebourne) is one of the safest, most beautiful communities he has lived in.
Mr Stephens was in August appointed chief executive of the Ngarluma Yindjibarndi Foundation, an Indigenous enterprise which channels Woodside-operated North West Shelf funds into community projects of benefit to Ieramagadu.
Ieramagadu is a town which has suffered from a poor public image over the past few decades, but internally there is a strong sense of pride among the 900-odd mostly Indigenous residents.
Mr Stephens said that pride was starting to turn public perception.
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This article appeared on National Indigenous Times on 12 October 2022.
