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Isaiah Firebrace plans to bring his popular petition to launch Aboriginal History classes in schools to Parliament.
The 21-year-old First Nations singer hopes to lobby the Federal Government to implement the classes in primary and secondary schools across the country.
His successful petition, which was launched on Change.org eight months ago, gained serious momentum during NAIDOC week.
Change: First Nations singer and X Factor winner Isaiah Firebrace, 21, headed a petition to establish Indigenous History classes in Australian schools
After initially setting a goal of 75,000 signatures, the X-Factor winner's petition just shot up to 270,000 this week.
Speaking to the Herald Sun, Firebrace says he was inspired to become more involved in issues affecting Aboriginal communities after the Black Lives Matters protests last year.
The pop star is currently on his Spirit and Beyond tour,
