ANU Public Policy and Societal Impact Hub

ANU TREATY FORUM PROGRAMME

13-14 NOVEMBER 2019

ANU National Centre for ANU Public Policy and Indigenous Studies Societal Impact Hub CONTENTS

INFORMATION 2

WELCOME 3

ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART 5

PROGRAMME 6

BARUNGA STATEMENT 11

SPEAKERS 12

INFORMATION

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Venues

Forum Director Hedley Bull Building Professor Asmi Wood 130 Garran Road, Acton ACT 2601 Interim Director, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, ANU T 02 6125 6708 University House E [email protected] 1 Balmain Crescent, Acton ACT 2601

Twitter Kambri Cultural Centre #ANUtreatyforum 153 University Avenue, Acton ACT 2601

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Emergency services Dial 000 WELCOME

We are fortunate to meet on beautiful Ngunnawal/ Country to discuss an issue, treaties, that is significant to contemporary Indigenous communities. I would like to welcome you all to the Australian National University and hope that we can share our collective experiences and thoughts that will, in the not too distant future, lead to beneficial treaty outcomes for our communities. This forum follows on from and was foreshadowed by the First Nations Governance Forum facilitated by the ANU in 2018. The reversal of Indigenous invisibility and the subsequent process of Indigenous recognition in the nation’s psyche has been inching along. The absence so far of fair treatment of Indigenous Peoples on this continent has been tragic in practice. The current State and Territory processes of treaty making have been slow, limited and tedious. Further, the federal nature and the powers vested in the Federation through the Australian Constitution, including the limited jurisdiction of the States and Territories, along with the Federal Parliament’s power to ‘cover the field’ makes the Commonwealth a key and necessary partner, in concluding fair and useful nationwide treaties that will endure. Yet in the absence of treaty so far, this means we start from scratch and can ensure that we will benefit from the experience of other similar colonised Indigenous groups who have concluded treaties. International experience has shown that benefits so far of these treaties have been mixed or marginal. An important legal starting point however is that absence of treaty reinforces the fact that this land was never ceded. The denial in Anglo-Australian law of conflict means that the land was never conquered. The rejection of the notion of a terra nullius continent by the High Court and Federal Parliament confirms the historical fact that this land was continuously inhabited before, at and since the arrival of the British or others. The treaties we conclude in the future therefore can begin de novo, based on historical fact rather than on legal fictions. This forum will broadly examine three areas of treaty making. First, and importantly, we will seek the views of Elders, Indigenous youth, Indigenous scholars and others on what are the key strategic factors that our communities would like to see as the ‘content’ of treaty. Secondly, the forum will explore a range of treaty options, from a single treaty to multi-lateral treaties between Indigenous nations, including with the Federation, the states and territories as important stakeholders. Thirdly, and as is custom for treaty negotiations, we will explore a range of legal frameworks that will help to conclude treaties, to resolve issues of interpretation and disputes when necessary and to provide for amendments as required in the future. Let me close with some thoughts for our forum. The issues of constitutional recognition and treaty are not ends in themselves but a means to an end only. As I have argued elsewhere that constitutional recognition is mainly a matter for Anglo-Australian law, not least because it would help synchronise the common law and the Constitution. And yes, we want a voice or voices, but not voices that are or can be muzzled by Parliament! Further, as Michael Mansell reminds us in his seminal book Treaty and Statehood: Aboriginal Self-determination, an important element of treaty is that it must allow us to regain control of our lives, our lands and our aspirations. We should achieve these outcomes as sovereign independent peoples who have never ceded sovereignty, self-determined and free of coercion. The substantive content of treaty must be concluded with the free, prior, informed consent of Indigenous peoples, within international norms on treaty making. Finally, I would like to extend my thanks to ANU for supporting our Peoples, to the forum participants, to our Elders for their guidance, to our youth for their energy, and to our well- wishers. I remember the Spirits of our Ancestors, those who have always Cared for Country and look to the coming generations who will continue to protect and Care for Country. I hope therefore that a key element of our final treaties will be for all parties to commit to Care for Country and thus honour and carry on this legacy of the past and into the distant future.

Professor Asmi Wood Director, ANU Treaty Forum Interim Director, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, Australian National University WELCOME

It is with great pleasure that I welcome you to the 2019 Indigenous Treaty Forum, hosted at The Australian National University (ANU).

As the national university, it is both a responsibility and a privilege to contribute to the advancement of ’s First peoples; through education, research and providing a platform for meaningful debate that shapes the national conversation. Our commitment to partnering with Indigenous communities is central to our ambition to help address the issues that are most important for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. We cannot, and will not, make lasting change if we continue to address these issues in isolation, or without developing meaningful relationships with Australia’s First Peoples.

The Barunga Statement and Uluru Statement from the Heart were significant steps of Australia’s First Peoples, making clear a path towards reconciliation, and we must continue to embrace the principles established by these defining declarations. We must positively and actively continue to contribute to the broader discussion of national Indigenous policy reform, and reignite a conversation of pivotal importance to our nation. As the national university we not only have the responsibility to convene this conversation and sharing of ideas, but possess the capacity and expertise of those who can bring academic rigour to these challenging issues in a spirit of cooperation and collaboration. The Indigenous Treaty Forum is a conduit for Indigenous community leaders and researchers to discuss, debate and share activities openly.

Developing a legal framework in Australia which facilitates autonomy and self-determination is an ongoing process that is of national significance. For several decades, various political commitments have been made to develop a legal apparatus in Australia which recognises the agency of Indigenous people. Treaty development is an organic process, one that is multidisciplinary; and ANU is proud to be able to invest our resources in an issue of such national significance.

I am looking forward to what is to take place in the upcoming days and have no doubt that the conversations and ideas that arise from the Forum will align with our pursuit of meaningful and impactful research in partnership with our Indigenous Communities.

Professor Brian P. Schmidt AC Vice-Chancellor and President The Australian National University ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART

We, gathered at the 2017 National Constitutional Convention, coming from all points of the southern sky, make this statement from the heart: Our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tribes were the first sovereign Nations of the Australian continent and its adjacent islands, and possessed it under our own laws and customs. This our ancestors did, according to the reckoning of our culture, from the Creation, according to the common law from ‘time immemorial’, and according to science more than 60,000 years ago.

This sovereignty is a spiritual notion: the ancestral tie between the land, or ‘mother nature’, and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who were born therefrom, remain attached thereto, and must one day return thither to be united with our ancestors. This link is the basis of the ownership of the soil, or better, of sovereignty. It has never been ceded or extinguished, and co-exists with the sovereignty of the Crown.

How could it be otherwise? That peoples possessed a land for sixty millennia and this sacred link disappears from world history in merely the last two hundred years?

With substantive constitutional change and structural reform, we believe this ancient sovereignty can shine through as a fuller expression of Australia’s nationhood.

Proportionally, we are the most incarcerated people on the planet. We are not an innately criminal people. Our children are aliened from their families at unprecedented rates. This cannot be because we have no love for them. And our youth languish in detention in obscene numbers. They should be our hope for the future.

These dimensions of our crisis tell plainly the structural nature of our problem. This is the torment of our powerlessness.

We seek constitutional reforms to empower our people and take a rightful place in our own country. When we have power over our destiny our children will flourish. They will walk in two worlds and their culture will be a gift to their country.

We call for the establishment of a First Nations Voice enshrined in the Constitution.

Makarrata is the culmination of our agenda: the coming together after a struggle. It captures our aspirations for a fair and truthful relationship with the people of Australia and a better future for our children based on justice and self-determination.

We seek a Makarrata Commission to supervise a process of agreement-making between governments and First Nations and truth-telling about our history.

In 1967 we were counted, in 2017 we seek to be heard. We leave base camp and start our trek across this vast country. We invite you to walk with us in a movement of the Australian people for a better future. PROGRAMME

Wednesday 13 November 2019 8 - 8.30am Registration Atrium, Hedley Bull Building 8.30 - 8.45am Welcome to Country

APCD Lecture Matilda House Theatre, Hedley Bull Honorary Doctor, The Australian National University Ngambri-Ngunnawal- Indigenous Elder Building 8.45 - 9am Forum Opening

APCD Lecture Brian P. Schmidt Theatre, Hedley Bull Vice-Chancellor and President, The Australian National University Building 9 - 9.45am Session 1: The story so far

APCD Lecture This session will provide participants with an overview of treaty and agreement making in Australia and across the world. The session will focus on the differing context and content of agreement Theatre, Hedley Bull making and open up discussion as to what opportunity exists in Australia today for taking treaty and Building agreement making forward.

Agreement making in Australia: a brief history

Mick Dodson Treaty Commissioner, Northern Territory Mark McMillan Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education and Engagement, RMIT

Kirsty Gover Program Director, Indigenous Peoples in International and Comparative Law, The University of Melbourne 9.45- 10.30am Agreement making in the world: lessons from around the globe

Asmi Wood Interim Director, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, The Australian National University

Michael Mansell Chairperson, Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania

10.30 - 11am Break

Atrium, Hedley Bull Building PROGRAMME

Wednesday 13 November 2019 11am - 12pm Session 2: Imagining treaty APCD Lecture Theatre, This session will provide participants with an opportunity to discuss and debate what Hedley Bull Building a treaty should deliver to be successful in the Australian context. The session will identify non-negotiable elements for success and identify what can and cannot be covered by treaty. Michael Mansell Chairperson, Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania

Hayley McQuire Coordinator and Co Founder, National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition

12.30 - 1pm Lunch

Great Hall, University House 1pm - 2pm Session 3: Lunchtime discussion Great Hall, A panel discussion that aims to identify the opportunity in front of us and how it University House connects to recognition and voice.

Kirsty Gover Program Director, Indigenous Peoples in International and Comparative Law, The University of Melbourne

Asmi Wood Interim Director, National Centre for Indigenous Studies, The Australian National University

Tony McAvoy Native Title Barrister, Senior Council PROGRAMME

Wednesday 13 November 2019 2.15 - 4.15pm Session 4: Yarning circle

Great Hall, Yarning circle with Indigenous Elders. University House John Paul Janke (moderator) Co Chair, National NAIDOC Week Committee

4.15 - 4.30pm Day 1: Wrap up

Great Hall, John Paul Janke University House Co Chair, National NAIDOC Week Committee

5.30 - 7.30pm Dinner

Drama Theatre, Kambri Cultural Precinct

7.30 - 8.30pm In conversation

Drama Theatre, Kambri An after dinner panel discussing contemporary issues on recognition and treaty. Cultural Precinct Shannan Dodson Communications Manager, Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Leadership and Engagement Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, University of Technology Sydney Tim Goodwin Barrister, Victorian Bar Dan Conifer Political Reporter, ABC Alex Sloan (Chair) Journalist and broadcaster PROGRAMME

Thursday 14 November 2019 8.45- 9am Welcome and reflections on day 1

Great Hall, The Forum host will give an overview of day 1 and highlight key points that were discussed. University House John Paul Janke Co Chair, National NAIDOC Week Committee

9- 11.15am Session 1: Yarning circle

Great Hall, Yarning circle with Indigenous youth. University House Mark McMillan (Moderator) Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education and Engagement, RMIT

11.15- 11.45am Break

Great Hall, University House

11.45am - 12.45pm Session 1: Yarning circle continued

Great Hall, Yarning circle with Indigenous youth. University House Mark McMillan (Moderator) Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education and Engagement, RMIT

1- 1.30pm Lunch

Great Hall, University House PROGRAMME

Thursday 14 November 2019 1.30 -2.30pm Session 2: A road map towards treaty

Great Hall, What five things do Indigenous Peoples, governments and the broader community need to do to bring a University House treaty or agreement in realisation?

Robert Griew Principal, NOUS Group

Shannan Dodson Communications Manager, Office of the Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Leadership and Engagement Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, University of Technology Sydney

Mick Dodson Treaty Commissioner, Northern Territory

2.30 - 2.45pm Conclusion of Forum day 2

Great Hall, John Paul Janke University House Co Chair, National NAIDOC Week Committee 3 - 4pm Public lecture

APCD Lecture The Hon. Robert French will close the forum with a public lecture on future legal issues for agreement making with Indigenous people. Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Building The Hon. Robert French Chancellor, University of Western Australia

> End of Forum BARUNGA STATEMENT Presented to Prime Minister Bob Hawke in 1988

We, the Indigenous owners and occupiers of Australia, call on the Australian Government and people to recognise our rights:

to self-determination and self-management, including the freedom to pursue our own economic, social, religious and cultural development; to permanent control and enjoyment of our ancestral lands; to compensation for the loss of use of our lands, there having been no extinction of original title; to protection of and control of access to our sacred sites, sacred objects, artefacts, designs, knowledge and works of art; to the return of the remains of our ancestors for burial in accordance with our traditions; to respect for and promotion of our Aboriginal identity, including the cultural, linguistic, religious and historical aspects, and including the right to be educated in our own languages and in our own culture and history; in accordance with the universal declaration of human rights, the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, the international covenant on civil and political rights, and the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination, rights to life, liberty, security of person, food, clothing, housing, medical care, education and employment opportunities, necessary social services and other basic rights. We call on the Commonwealth to pass laws providing:

A national elected Aboriginal and Islander organisation to oversee Aboriginal and Islander affairs; A national system of land rights; A police and justice system which recognises our customary laws and frees us from discrimination and any activity which may threaten our identity or security, interfere with our freedom of expression or association, or otherwise prevent our full enjoyment and exercise of universally recognised human rights and fundamental freedoms. We call on the Australian Government to support Aborigines in the development of an international declaration of principles for indigenous rights, leading to an international covenant.

And we call on the Commonwealth Parliament to negotiate with us a Treaty recognising our prior ownership, continued occupation and sovereignty and affirming our human rights and freedom. SPEAKERS

Kirsty Gover Program Director, Indigenous Peoples in International and Comparative Law, The University of Melbourne

Professor Kirsty Gover was appointed to the Melbourne Law School faculty in 2009. Her research and publications address the law, policy and political theory of Indigenous rights, institutions and jurisdiction. She is interested in the importance of Indigenous concepts of law and politics in settler state political theory, constitutionalism and international law. Professor Gover is a graduate of New York University (NYU) JSD Doctoral Program, where she was an Institute for International Law and Justice (IJIL) Graduate Scholar and New Zealand Top Achiever Doctoral Fellow. She is Chair of Melbourne Law School’s Reconciliation and Recognition Committee, Graduate Research Coordinator and Director of Melbourne Law School’s Indigenous Peoples in International and Comparative Law Research Program.

Mick Dodson Treaty Commissioner, Northern Territory

Professor Dodson AM is a highly respected Aboriginal advocate who has spent his working life fighting for the rights and interest of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians. Born in Katherine, Mick is a member of the Yawuru peoples, the Traditional Aboriginal Owners of land and waters around Broome. Mick is a long term barrister and lawyer and specialises in Native Title and human rights. Most recently he has been Professor of Law at the Australian National University and Director of its National Centre for Indigenous Studies. He was Counsel assisting the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody in the Northern Territory and Western Australia, is a former CEO of the Northern Land Council and in 1993 was appointed the country’s first Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, a post he held until 1998. Mick has been a prominent advocate of land rights and other issues affecting Indigenous peoples in Australia and globally and has served as the Pacific member on the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous issues.

Shannan Dodson Communications Manager, Office of the Pro Vice-Chancellor, Indigenous Leadership and Engagement Indigenous Leadership and Engagement, University of Technology Sydney

Shannan is a Yawuru (Broome area) woman who was born in Katherine in the Northern Territory and currently lives in Sydney.

Shannan has worked in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs for over 13 years and is a communications and digital specialist. She is currently the Communications Manager for the Pro-Vice- Chancellor (Indigenous Leadership and Engagement) Office at the University of Technology Sydney. She is a National NAIDOC Committee member and the Indigenous Affairs Advisor for Media Diversity Australia which seeks to promote balanced representation in Australian media that more accurately reflects the Australian community. She is a regular contributor to NITV, the ABC, Ten Daily and The Guardian. Shannan is passionate about First Nations’ rights and understanding mental health issues, particularly intergenerational trauma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. The Hon. Robert French Chancellor, University of Western Australia

The Hon. Robert French AC served as Chief Justice of Australia from 1 September 2008 until 29 January 2017. He is a graduate of the University of Western Australia in science and law. Mr French served as a Judge of the Federal Court of Australia from November 1986 until his appointment as Chief Justice of the High Court on 1 September 2008. From 1994 to 1998 he was the President of the National Native Title Tribunal. Since his retirement as Chief Justice, Mr French has been appointed as a Non-Permanent Justice of the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal (May 2017), as an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (January 2018) and as a Judge of the Court of Appeal of the Dubai International Financial Centre (June 2019). He is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Western Australia and Monash University, a Distinguished Honorary Professor at the Australian National University and an Honorary Professorial Fellow at Melbourne University Law School. He was elected as Chancellor of the University of Western Australia in December 2017.

Tim Goodwin Barrister, Victorian Bar

Tim Goodwin is a barrister at the Victorian Bar and practices primarily in commercial and public law. Tim was one of the Junior Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. Prior to joining the Bar, Tim worked at Allens as a solicitor for three years in commercial litigation, banking and finance. Before joining Allens, Tim served as Associate to Justice North and Justice Bromberg of the Federal Court of Australia. He also served as Foreign Law Clerk to Justice Skweyiya of the Constitutional Court of South Africa. Tim has a Bachelor of Arts and Laws (with Honours) from the Australian National University and a Master of Laws from Harvard Law School. Tim is a member of the Yuin people of the South East Coast of . He serves on a number of boards, including as a Board Member of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. Dan Conifer Political Reporter, ABC

Ngemba-Muruwari man Dan Conifer is a journalist with ABC News. He has reported on federal politics from Canberra over the past four years. In this role, Dan has focused on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander issues, along with freedom of information investigations. The 28-year-old has twice been named a finalist for the Walkley Young Australian Journalist of the Year Award. He has also worked with NITV as a journalist and sport commentator. Robert Griew Principal, NOUS Group

Robert Griew is Principal at Nous Group. He has worked in federal, state and territory public services and has run his own consulting business. Prior to joining Nous, Robert was associate secretary in the Australian Department of Education and Training responsible for higher education, research and international education.

Matilda House Honorary Doctor, The Australian National University Ngambri-Ngunnawal-Canberra Indigenous Elder

Dr Matilda House is a Ngambri-Ngunnawal elder and has a long-established connection to Canberra and its surrounding regions as one of the traditional custodians of the land. Matilda House is the Chair of the Ngunnawal Local Aboriginal Land Council in and the Joint Chair of the Interim Namadgi National Park Committee.

John Paul Janke Co Chair, National NAIDOC Week Committee

John Paul is Wuthathi from Cape York and from Murray Island in the Torres Strait. Born in Cairns, he has worked in media and communications related roles within Indigenous Affairs for some thirty years. He is currently co-owner of Rork Projects, a national Indigenous fit-out and refurbishment company servicing the corporate and government sectors, and the co-host of NITV’s flagship news and current affairs show ‘The Point’. John Paul joined the National NAIDOC Committee in 2012 and is the Co-Chair of the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre in Canberra. Michael Mansell Chairperson, Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania

Michael Mansell is an Aboriginal lawyer and activist who has dedicated his life to social, political and legal reform to improve the lives and social standing of Aborigines. In 2016 he was a consultant to Aboriginal Affairs Victoria in developing a state treaty. He disappears from the political scene each April to go mutton birding. He is secretary of the Aboriginal Provisional Government and Chairman of Aboriginal Land Council of Tasmania. He wrote the book Treaty and Statehood: Aboriginal self-determination published by The Federation Press in December 2016.

Tony McAvoy Native Title Barrister, Senior Council

Tony McAvoy is a Wirdi man from the central Queensland area around Clermont. He is also a native title holder in his grandmother’s country around Thargomindah in southwest Queensland. Tony commenced work in 1983 at the Brisbane Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service as an articled clerk. He studied part time at QUT. He graduated and was admitted as a solicitor in 1988. He continued to practice as a solicitor working in private practice and at the ATSILS, with some travel, until 1994. In 1994 he was employed in a policy position in the NSW Department of Aboriginal Affairs, later appointed as Manager of the Heritage and Natural Resources Branch, and served 18 months as Registrar, Aboriginal Land Rights Act 1983. In January 2000 he was admitted as a barrister of the Supreme Court of NSW. He was worked extensively in criminal law, administrative law including disciplinary tribunals, coronial inquests, discrimination law, but in recent years has largely practiced in the area of native title. Tony has successfully represented the Githabul, Quandamooka, Kalkadoon, Pitta Pitta, Kullilli, Barngarla and in November 2017 the Gooreng Gooreng people in native title claims in the Federal Court. In August 2016 he was appointed Co-Senior Counsel Assisting the Royal Commission into the Protection and Detention of Children in the Northern Territory. In 2017 he was advisor to and negotiator for the Narungga People in their treaty negotiations with the State of South Australia. He has advised on the Victoria Treaty Advancement Bill, written numerous papers and spoken nationally and internationally on treaties and truth commissions on many occasions. Mark McMillan Deputy Pro Vice-Chancellor Indigenous Education and Engagement, RMIT

Professor Mark McMillan is a Wiradjuri man from Trangie, NSW. He is a Professor and Deputy Pro Vice Chancellor (Indigenous Education and Engagement) and Chair of RMIT Academic Board at RMIT University. His research interests are in the areas of human rights and, in particular, the expression and fulfilment of those rights for Indigenous Australians. He is currently working on an ARMC grant relating to Indigenous governance and jurisdiction for native nations and intends on expanding his research outcomes to include the application of ‘constitutionalism’ for indigenous Australians. He has been a Visiting Fellow at the Center on Japanese Economy and Business at Columbia University, the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, China Centre for Economic Research at Peking University and the University of Tokyo. In 2013 Mark was awarded the National NAIDOC Scholar of the Year Award. Mark is a current board member of the Trangie Local Aboriginal Land Council. Hayley McQuire Coordinator and Co Founder, National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition

Hayley McQuire is the co-founder and National Coordinator for the National Indigenous Youth Education Coalition, the first Indigenous youth-led organisation committed to transforming the education system. Hayley has lead development of the organisation from the ground up which includes the rollout of the Coalition flagship Education of Our Own Design Project. This project is centred on a nation-wide series of co-design workshops for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people focused on sharing their educational experiences while also developing solutions for change. This position is completely voluntary, and in addition, Hayley works as the Head of Education for the Foundation for Young Australians and is a mum to an energetic toddler.

Brian P. Schmidt Vice-Chancellor The Australian National University

Professor Schmidt is the 12th Vice-Chancellor of The Australian National University. Winner of the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physics, Professor Schmidt was an astrophysicist at the ANU Mount Stromlo Observatory and Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics before becoming Vice-Chancellor. Professor Schmidt received undergraduate degrees in Astronomy and Physics from the University of Arizona in 1989, and completed his Astronomy Master’s degree (1992) and PhD (1993) from Harvard University. Under his leadership, in 1998, the High-Z Supernova Search team made the startling discovery that the expansion rate of the Universe is accelerating. Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science, The United States Academy of Science, and the Royal Society, he was made a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2013

Alex Sloan Journalist and Broadcaster

Alex Sloan AM has been a journalist for 30 years, including over 27 years as a broadcaster with the ABC. An award winning journalist Alex is highly regarded as an MC, interviewer and facilitator including: The ANU Meet The Author, The National Library, National Museum of Australia, National Gallery of Australia and National Portrait Gallery. At the national level, Alex is a director of The Australia Institute and The Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. She is also a current member of the ACT Architects Board and works with a range of local charities.

In 2017 Alex was named Canberra Citizen of the Year. Asmi Wood Interim Director, National Centre for Indigenous Studies , Australian National University

Asmi Wood is the Interim Director of the National Centre for Indigenous Studies (NCIS) at The Australian National University (ANU), Canberra and Professor at the ANU College of Law. He was made a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2017, was the recipient of the OLT Australian Award for University Teaching: Neville Bonner Award for Indigenous Education in 2015, and also the ANU Vice-Chancellor’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2010. Devon Bunce Digital Storytellers Artwork created at the 2018 First Nations Governance Forum In celebrating the opening of ‘Kambri’, we, the Traditional Custodians of the ACT and Region, present to the Australian National University, this Kambri Map. It expresses of what Kambri represents to us - depicting the culture of our home country, special places and stories.

May ‘Kambri’ become an enduring gift of mutual respect, learning and engagement, of which we are all the custodians.

Wally Bell, Ngunawal Elder Carl Brown, Ngunnawal Elder Matilda House, Ngambri Elder

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