A symposium co-convened by Informit and CAVAL on how we describe, apply, and amplify First Nations Knowledges and publications.
We are excited to share the finalised program with you below.*
| 8.45am | Registrations | |
| 9am | Welcome to Country Introduction: Jaime McCowan | Wurundjeri Elder Perry Wandin |
| 9.10am | Welcome from conveners | Jaime McCowan, CAVAL; Malcolm Neil, Informit |
| 9.15am | Keynote 1 Chair: Jaime McCowan | Tiriki Onus – University of Melbourne Lotjpadan Dunguludja – Thrivance and other anti-colonial practices. |
| 10.15am | Panel 1 Chair: Tui Raven | Tui Raven, Craig Patterson, Emeka Anele, Astrid Bovell & Jodi Phillips – Deakin University Authorship Matters: A Guide to Citing and Acknowledging Indigenous Knowledges |
| 11.00am | Morning tea | |
| 11.20am | Panel 2 Introduction: Laki Sideris Chair: Eugenia Flynn | Dr Eugenia Flynn, Associate Professor Crystal McKinnon, Dr Evelyn Araluen Corr & Bridget Caldwell-Bright – Sovereign Texts: Journal of First Peoples Literature Sovereign Texts: Sovereignty and self-determination in writing, editing and publishing |
| 12pm | Keynote 2 Introduction and Chair: Malcolm Neil | Dr Rose Barrowcliffe – Macquarie University Amplifying Indigenous Knowledge Authority in Research |
| 1pm | Lunch & Launch of Kummargii Yulendji Symposium 2024 Proceedings | |
| 2pm | Lightning talks Chair: Malcolm Neil | Naomi van Groll – Sydney University Press Amplifying First Nations voices through Sydney University Press’ publishing program Melissa Serrurier – University of Melbourne Exploring how Initial Teacher Education (ITE) programs prepare pre-service teachers to embed Indigenous perspectives into their teaching Yasmine Hall & Mikaela Hill – Charles Sturt University Building on progress: New approaches to cultural safety at Charles Sturt University Library Rebecca Hird – RMIT University Lock them up and shut them up ““ Where are the voices of First Nations children and young people who are incarcerated in Queensland? |
| 2.40pm | Presentation Chair: Jaime McCowan | Noeleen Lumby & Lara Keys – Macquarie University Seeking a Genuine and Innovative Partnership in Embedding Indigenous Perspectives in Learning |
| 3.05pm | Presentation Chair: Jaime McCowan | Dr John Doolah & Elsa Day – University of Melbourne and University of Sydney First Nations Knowledge and Language: a community perspective as to why Torres Strait Knowledge and Language is important to Australian Education |
| 3.30pm | Presentation Chair: Jaime McCowan | Alison Lettin & Emily Hobson – National Archives of Australia Collaborative Archiving: Supporting access to records through indexing |
| 3.45pm | Afternoon tea | |
| 4.10pm | Panel 3 Chair: Esther Anatolitis | Esther Anatolitis, N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs, Aunty Jeanine Leane & Samantha Faulkner – Meanjin Indigenising Meanjin: The Wisdom of Elders |
| 4.55pm | Closing remarks from conveners | Jaime McCowan, CAVAL; Malcolm Neil, Informit |
The full Program, including information on speakers, will be available at the symposium.
*Please note there may be minor changes to the program in the lead-up to the event.