Speakers
Welcome Address
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,…
Keynote Speaker - Opening Address
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…
Keynote Speaker - Closing Address
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…
Plenary 1 - Our Knowledge, Our Wisdom, Our Promise
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…
Plenary 1 - Stolen Generations Panel
Aunty Lorraine Peeters is a Wailwan/Gamilaroi woman from NSW, now living in Brisbane. She was forcibly removed as a child and has devoted many years of…
Plenary 1 - Stolen Generations Panel
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…
Plenary 1 - Stolen Generations Panel
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…
Plenary 1 - Stolen Generations Panel
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…
Plenary 1 - Stolen Generations Panel
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…
Plenary 2 - Healing / Health
“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…
Plenary 2 - Healing / Health
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…
Plenary 3 - Learning / Education / Employment
Lynette Riley a Wiradjuri & Gamilaroi woman from Dubbo and Moree; a Senior Lecturer, in the Sydney School of Education & Social Work, The University…
Plenary 4 - Lore / Law / Justice
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,…
Plenary 5 - Lore / Law / Justice
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…
Plenary 5 - Land / Language
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…
Plenary 5 - Land / Language
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…
Plenary 6 - Our Future
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…
Plenary 6 - Our Future
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…
International Speaker - USA
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…
International Speaker - Hawai'i
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…
International Keynote - Canada
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…
International Keynote - Aotearoa
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…
International Keynote - Aotearoa
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….
International Keynote - Sámi
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…
Film Screening and Q&A
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…