Tekan Cochrane on First Nations justiceCEFR A1
24 Jan 2026
Adapted from Kevin Rennie, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Stewart Munro, Unsplash
- Tekan Cochrane is an Indigenous Australian lawyer and leader.
- She grew up on a farm in Queensland.
- She was the first person in her family at university.
- Her work helps communities with legal problems.
- She leads a group of Indigenous lawyers.
- She set up her own law and consulting firm.
- She worked on services for children and families.
- She speaks about justice and fair treatment.
- She says communities should lead their own solutions.
Difficult words
- indigenous — People who are native to a country
- lawyer — A person who knows and uses the lawlawyers
- university — A place where people study after school
- community — A group of people who live togethercommunities
- legal — Related to the law or to rules
- leader — A person who guides or helps a groupleads
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Discussion questions
- Would you like to go to university?
- Have you helped people in your community?
- Do you think communities should make their own solutions?
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