Coroner Elisabeth Armitage opened her court with a soft smile and an acknowledgement of Arrente country, the land on which the courthouse sits in Alice Springs, immediately setting the tone for the three-month inquiry ahead of her.
WARNING: This article contains extreme and offensive racist language heard in court and the image of an Aboriginal person who has died, with the permission of their family.
She was 300 kilometres from the remote Indigenous community of Yuendumu, where Kumanjayi Walker took his last breath, when her opening remarks were translated to Warlpiri language for the community members both in the courtroom and watching from afar on the live stream.
