Distrust, inequity, prejudice behind 'no' from the bush

First Nations people dealing with politicians needed to be chosen by communities, Linda Burney said. (Murray McCloskey/AAP PHOTOS)

When Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney launched a week of action on the voice referendum, she said it was a small country classroom that symbolised the movement for change.

Ms Burney in February visited the Ngurang-gu Yalbilinya Indigenous-led high school program outside Orange, in central western NSW, which seeks to re-engage boys in education through lessons in a bush setting.