Jack Kanya Kudnuitya Buckskin is a proud Kaurna and Narungga man who has dedicated his life to learning and passing on his knowledge and language of the Adelaide Plains to future generations of Kaurna people. Jack Buckskin grew up on a diet of family and football, before life-changing events led Jack on a new path. His life is now dedicated to renewing a once-strong Aboriginal language and culture, and to inspiring the people of Adelaide to connect with Kaurna – the language and culture of his ancestors – and of the country on which the city of Adelaide now sits. Jack Buckskin is the sole teacher of a once extinct language. From the northern Adelaide suburb of Salisbury, Jack’s mission is to teach the Kaurna language, the language of his ancestors, to as many people as he can in his lifetime.
