Each week, Behind the News (BTN) presenter and proud Gomeroi man Jack Evans greets a million kids across the country with "Yaama" — the Gamilaroi word for hello.

"With our audience, I'm always trying to show that you should be proud of who you are and where you've come from," Jack says.

This year, alongside the greeting, Jack has found a particularly creative way to bring more of his culture and language on screen with him.

"I came up with the idea to make a shirt each week that included a word from my mob's language, Gamilaroi or Gomeroi, with a little drawing to go along with it," he says.

"As far as we know, I'm the first Indigenous Australian to present the show.

"Knowing that makes me want to amplify it … I'm proud of it and I want people to know that."

Getting creative

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