Maggie Walter shares key insights on meaningful collaboration with Indigenous peoples
Opening the conference in our first session will be keynote speaker, Maggie Walter.
Dr Maggie Walter (PhD; FASSA) is Palawa, a member of the Briggs family of Lutruwita/Tasmania and Distinguished Professor Emerita at the University of Tasmania. Maggie writes extensively in the fields of Indigenous data, Indigenous Data Sovereignty and Indigenous methodologies. She is currently a Commissioner with the Yoorrook Justice Commission, Australia’s first truth telling inquiry.
Look forward to hearing her unique lens on the intersection of Indigenous knowledge with research infrastructure.
You can explore the full program of sessions and events here.
We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters throughout Australia, and pay respect to the Elders past, present and emerging. We recognise the importance of connection to culture, land, kinship and community to the health and wellbeing of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander families. We acknowledge the cultural practices and traditions still carried out today and being passed down to future generations.