Uncle Jack Charles has been through a lot – he was stolen from his mother, had a series of stints in jail, experienced homelessness and drug addiction…and is also a highly successful Australian actor.
To celebrate the release of his memoir Born-again Blakfella, we bring you his Letter to My Younger Self, in which Uncle Jack details how he went from a life of great disadvantage to becoming a venerated artist, writer, Aboriginal elder and 2016 Victorian Senior Australian of the Year.