00:00A ceremonial leader and a pillar of cultural strength.
00:09Greg Munah's life was once on a very different trajectory.
00:12I always ended up stealing stuff, some cars, fighting, breaking.
00:19As a young man, Mr Munah found himself on a downward criminal spiral.
00:24He even broke into the Wadair police station, where decades later he now works as a
00:30I changed my life because I got a wife and son, and all my grandchildren.
00:39Wadair, in the remote west, is one of the territory's biggest Aboriginal communities.
00:44It's also got its fair share of social challenges.
00:48Mr Munah believes his story could be an inspiration to others.
00:53Sometimes I talk to young people, why are you working for the police?
01:02Because I changed my life, because before I was a troublemaker.
01:07These days, he's a different person.
01:10And so many men, cultural men, and knowledge to our young people to teach the culture.
01:16It's been a year of heightened emotions for the NT Force,
01:20with the Commissioner apologising for historic injustice inflicted on Aboriginal people by Territory Police.
01:27I'm deeply sorry to all Aboriginal Territorians.
01:30Officers say a role like Mr Munah's has never been more important for the force.
01:36They are the conduit between serving police officers and the community,
01:41so to have that level of engagement is critically important,
01:45and there's absolutely no better time for this agency.
01:49Important steps towards healing and walking tall in two worlds.
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