REUTERS/Jaimi Joy/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsSYDNEY, Oct 13 (Reuters) - Phone lines at 13Yarn, a national Indigenous helpline in Australia, are ringing off the hook. Australians will vote 'Yes' or 'No' to a single line question, asking whether they agree to alter the 122-year old constitution to recognise the First Peoples. It will also create a body, called the Voice to Parliament, that can advise the government on matters affecting the Indigenous community. Supporters believe the change will unite Australia and usher in a new era with its Indigenous people, who continue to be the most marginalised people in Australia. Ian Hamm an Aboriginal man who chairs the First Nations Foundation, an Aboriginal rights organisation, said he felt his community’s voice was at risk of being silenced.

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Persons: Jaimi, Marjorie Anderson's, Anderson, they've, Nathan Allen, Gilbert, Tobin, Allen, Surya Deva, Deva, Price, Anthony Albanese, Ian Hamm, Praveen Menon, Kat Stafford, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Reuters, Australia, United Nations, Development, UN, Indigenous Peoples, First Peoples ., Authorities, Indigenous, Nations Foundation, Thomson Locations: Todd, Alice Springs, Australia, 13Yarn, Torres, Australia's, Sydney, Canada, New Zealand