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