Nick: She's the first aboriginal Australian to win a gold medal.
Cheryl: Ah, aboriginal Australian.
Nick: Yeah, so native Australian.
Cheryl: What did she win a gold medal in?
Nick: In the 400 meters sprint.
Cheryl: Oh, the sprint, so she's a runner.
Nick: Yeah, she's a runner, so yeah, she'd been doing it for for years and years, but finally she had that big break-through and did very well.
Cheryl: Is she the first aboriginal woman to win something, or is she is she the first aboriginal period?
Nick: Well, many aboriginal have won events but never really at a world stage so it was really impressive to see her win the even and then she took the aboriginal flag onto the ground and did a lap of honor for the aboriginal Australians.
Cheryl: Very nice. What year was that?
Nick: That was the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Cheryl: Ah, perfect.
Nick: So in Australia so it was really, really a special moment.
Cheryl: Very special since it was held in her own land.
Nick: Yeah, exactly and Sydney's a very important place for aboriginals as well.
Cheryl: Why is that?
Nick: Because that's where the first fleet arrived from England was to Sydney, so that was the first, I suppose, invasion of Australia came through Sydney, so.
Cheryl: Oh, yeah, I remember seeing that in the movie "Australia".
Nick: Oh, yeah, you would have too. It was in Australia so.
Cheryl: Yeah, I guess other country's also have aborigines people. I'm thinking of Taiwan and another island not too far from Australia. Well, I think Taiwan have the aborigines. One really famous aborigines there is Ah Mae. She is a very famous singer. She's been called the Diva of Asia because of her voice. She has a really, really, really talented vocal range. Really high and really low. And she was famous also for being native Taiwanese. The aboriginal Taiwanese.
Cheryl: Ah, aboriginal Australian.
Nick: Yeah, so native Australian.
Cheryl: What did she win a gold medal in?
Nick: In the 400 meters sprint.
Cheryl: Oh, the sprint, so she's a runner.
Nick: Yeah, she's a runner, so yeah, she'd been doing it for for years and years, but finally she had that big break-through and did very well.
Cheryl: Is she the first aboriginal woman to win something, or is she is she the first aboriginal period?
Nick: Well, many aboriginal have won events but never really at a world stage so it was really impressive to see her win the even and then she took the aboriginal flag onto the ground and did a lap of honor for the aboriginal Australians.
Cheryl: Very nice. What year was that?
Nick: That was the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
Cheryl: Ah, perfect.
Nick: So in Australia so it was really, really a special moment.
Cheryl: Very special since it was held in her own land.
Nick: Yeah, exactly and Sydney's a very important place for aboriginals as well.
Cheryl: Why is that?
Nick: Because that's where the first fleet arrived from England was to Sydney, so that was the first, I suppose, invasion of Australia came through Sydney, so.
Cheryl: Oh, yeah, I remember seeing that in the movie "Australia".
Nick: Oh, yeah, you would have too. It was in Australia so.
Cheryl: Yeah, I guess other country's also have aborigines people. I'm thinking of Taiwan and another island not too far from Australia. Well, I think Taiwan have the aborigines. One really famous aborigines there is Ah Mae. She is a very famous singer. She's been called the Diva of Asia because of her voice. She has a really, really, really talented vocal range. Really high and really low. And she was famous also for being native Taiwanese. The aboriginal Taiwanese.
