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Fred Leone went looking for his mother's lost family history. He discovered he was a descendent of an Aboriginal warrior

WARNING: This story contains names and images of Indigenous people who have died, and describes settler violence in a way that could be upsetting for some people.

For most of his childhood, Fred Leone knew very little about his mother's family lineage.

The hip hop artist from Brisbane grew up listening to his mum and aunties sitting in the kitchen, sharing stories about their family over cups of tea. He heard a lot about his grandfather, Papa Nimrod, but there were gaps in the story.

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