ABORIGINAL LIVES MATTER50 YEARS ON FROM THE
1967 REFERENDUM
RESTORING ,
RECLAIMING AND
REVITALISING OUR
RIGHTS IN LAW
16TH & 17TH NOVEMBER 2017
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
THE 12TH NATIONAL INDIGENOUS
LEGAL CONFERENCE
SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE :
Ambelin Kwaymullina (Palyku) (LLB , Hons)
Assistant Professor at the University of Western Austral ia
School of Law . Aboriginal legal academic , writer and artist .
Tamara Starblanket (Nehiyaw Iskwew , Ahtahkakoop Cree
Nation)
Coordinator and instructor of the Justice Studies Program at
the Native Education College in Vancouver . Researcher on
genocide and its impact on land and Indigenous peoples .
Sharon H . Venne (Cree Nation)
Writer , researcher and lecturer on the r ights of Indigenous
Peoples and treaties at a United Nations level .
Irene Watson (Tanganekald/Meintangk)
Professor of Law at the University of South Austral ia .
Indigenous Knowledges and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
and the law .
Marcelle Burns (Goomeroi-Kamilaroi)
Lecturer , University of New England Armidale , School of Law .
Member of the Austral ian Research Council funded National
Indigenous Research and Knowledges Network (NIRAKN ) , the
Indigenous Lawyers Association of Queensland ( ILAQ ) , and
the Austral ian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Is lander Studies .
THE CONFERENCE WILL COVER THE
FOLLOWING TOPICS , BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO :
Over representation of Indigenous offenders in the
criminal justice system
Continued removal of Indigenous children (Child
Protection matters )
Indigenous female prisoners
Indigenous Natural Law : Our system of governance
The organisers would l ike to propose some ways
in which you could be involved :
Sponsoring a speaker
Paying for registrations for your staff members to
attend the conference and the dinner
Buying a table at the dinner
Your sponsorship or assistance is a valued contribution
and your support will be acknowledged by promoting
your organisation 's logo pre-conference and
throughout the duration of the conference .
THE OWEN KARPANY AND ALICE DIXON DINNER
THE ADELAIDE CONVENTION CENTRE
NORTH TERRACE , ADELAIDE
FRIDAY 17TH NOVEMBER
REGISTRATION :
1 Day : $185 .00
2 Days : $360 .00
Conference Dinner : $175 .00
Full payment must accompany registration .
Conference registration will be handled by the Law
Society of South Austral ia .
1 Day : $170 .00
2 Days : $320 .00
Conference Dinner : $150 .00
Regular : Student :
Register at : www . lawsocietysa .asn .au/events
We would l ike to acknowledge that this Conference will be held on the lands of the
Kaurna People . We also give praise and respect to our Kaurna ancestors who inherited
their jurisdiction from those before them as the original lore makers of Kaurna Yarta . We
also acknowledge their struggles and sacrif ices they have made - without them there
would be no us .
Karlanya O'Loughlin Narungga/Kaurna