Here is why we are taking the Australian government to the UN over its inaction on climate change | Yessie Mosby

I want my kids to enjoy the freedom of being on traditional land, as we have been doing for thousands of years. Our island home is at riskI'd like to tell you about my home, Masig Island. Masig is a coral cay in the Torres Strait Islands, about halfway between the tip of Cape York and the mainland of Papua New Guinea. I wake and sleep to the sound of the ocean breathing its waves on to the beach.My genealogy, my ancestors, my family tree lies here. This island is my library, my school and my storyteller. It's love, it's life, and it's ancient. There is a mythical, spiritual aura around this place. We are not migrants to this sacred land, we have lived here for generations. Continue reading...