Professor Steve Larkin is a Kungarakan man from Darwin in the Northern Territory. He is a Stolen Generations descendant and is currently Chief Executive Officer,…

Linda was elected federal member for Barton in 2016, following a 14 year career in the NSW Parliament as Member for Canterbury. During her state…

June Oscar AO is a proud Bunuba woman from the remote town of Fitzroy Crossing in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. She is a strong advocate…

Born and raised in Perth, Professor Helen Milroy is a proud descendant of the Palyku people of Western Australia. With her extensive experience in healthcare…

Lorraine Peeters is a Gamilaroi/Wailwan woman and now living in Brisbane. She was forcibly removed as a child and has devoted many years of her…

Florence is a survivor of the Stolen Generations and a descendant of the Birri-Gubba and Kairi/Bidjara clans of Queensland. Florence was the inaugural Chairperson of…

A Yorta Yorta man, Ian has extensive government and community sector experience, particularly at executive and governance levels. Ian has overseen major policy and strategic…

Tjalaminu Mia is a Menang, Goreng, Wadjari woman; Noongar Nation, Great Southern Region Western Australia. Tjalaminu has worked for near on forty-five years across a…

Michael Welsh is a Wailwan man from Coonamble in New South Wales and a survivor of the Kinchela Boys Home. As a child, Michael was…

“Ngay Gabriel Bani, Athe Barin Koey ngep Ngay Wagadagam Koey Buway, Ngay Koedal, Ngay bibiril Kuki, Ngay Baydham Zugub.” I am a direct descendent of…

Professor Pat Dudgeon is from the Bardi people of the Kimberly area in Western Australia. She is a psychologist and Fellow of the Australian Psychological…

Lynette Riley a Wiradjuri & Gamilaroi woman from Dubbo and Moree; a Senior Lecturer, in the Sydney School of Education & Social Work, The University…

Dr Lynore Geia is an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander woman born and raised on Palm Island off the coast of North Queensland, Australia, a…

Professor Juanita Sherwood is a highly respected champion of cultural change and social justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. A proud Wiradjuri woman,…

Prof. Larissa Behrendt is a Eualeyai/Kamillaroi woman. She is the Professor of Law and Director of Research at the Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning at…

Professor Jakelin Troy is a Ngarigu woman from the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales. She is the Director of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander…

Craig Ritchie is an Aboriginal man of the Dhunghutti and Biripi nations and is the Chief Executive Officer at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and…

Joe Williams is a Wiradjuri, 1st Nations man born in Cowra, raised in Wagga, NSW, having lived a 15 year span as a professional sports…

Tonii Skeen is a descendant of the Yawuru Jabbir Jabbir, Bardi,Bunuba, Nyikina and Jaru people from across the Kimberley region. Tonii has a strong background…

Mr. Vinton Hawley is an enrolled member of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe and is also of Hopi and Tewa descent. Mr. Hawley was seated…

Born, raised, and currently residing on Maui, Sheri-Ann Daniels, Ed.D., has over two decades of experience in social service programs and 15 years of supervisory…

Joe Gallagher, Kwunuhmen, is Coast Salish from Tla’amin First Nation and serves as the CEO of the First Nations Health Authority in British Columbia, Canada. Joe…

Tribal Affiliations: Nga Rauru, me nga Iwi O Mokai Patea ko Ngati Tamakopiri, ko Ngati Whitikaupeka, ko Ngai te Ohuake, ko Ngati Hauiti ratou ko…

Tribal Affiliations: Te Aupouri, Ngati Wai, Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti. Te Ao was born and bred in the colourful and vibrant community of Manurewa, South of Auckland….

Liv Inger is a Sámi speaking journalist who has covered Indigenous news and stories for the last 30 years. She is a member of the…

Grandmothers Against Removals (GMAR) was started in 2014 by First Nations community members who are directly affected by forced child removals. They are a community…