Wingarra Djuraliyin: Public Lecture on Indigenous Peoples and Law
Sydney Law School is proud to host the annual Wingarra Djuraliyin public lecture, which showcases Indigenous perspectives on law.
In-person event
Sydney Law School is proud to host the annual Wingarra Djuraliyin public lecture, which showcases Indigenous perspectives on law.
In 2022, the lecture will be delivered by Dr Anne Poelina and Marlikka Perdristat on the topic of ‘First Law: A Climate Chance’. Introductory remarks will be made by by First Nations Lawyer in Residence, Teela Reid.
2022 Lecture
First Law: A Climate Chance
We share our ancient philosophical framework, how we continue to enshrine our lifeways and livelihoods in the First Laws. We believe human and non-human beings have an equal right to life.
The meaning of life is grounded in the interdependent relationship between all things. There are benefits from promoting earth-centered governance where relationships are inclusive of our nonhuman kin. This balance and harmony with our living cultural landscapes grounds the philosophical framework of values, ethics, and belief that the Law is in the Land, not in Man.
We believe we can share and dream together so we can better understand how we, as human beings, can once again start to live in harmony with each other and with everything around us. We need to dream a new reality and defend our amazing planet, Mother Earth, and life itself from climate chaos and destruction. Otherwise, Mother Earth will be lonely without the vibrations of human beings!
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Tuesday 8 November, 6-7.30pm
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The speakers
Professor Anne Poelina is Co-Chair of Indigenous Studies at the Nulungu Institute Research University of Notre Dame, and Adjunct Professor at the College of Indigenous Education Futures, Arts & Society, Charles Darwin University, Darwin. Anne is the Murray Darling Basin inaugural First Nations appointment to its independent Advisory Committee on Social, Economic and Environmental Sciences (2022). She was awarded the Kailisa Budevi Earth and Environment Award on International Women’s Day (2022) in recognition of her global standing, and is a Peter Cullen Fellow for Water Leadership (2011). In 2017, she was awarded a Laureate from the Women’s World Summit Foundation (Geneva), elected Chair of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River Council (2018), and has been a Visiting Fellow with the Institute for Post-Colonial Studies, Melbourne and the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, Canberra.
Marlikka Perdrisat, a University of Sydney Law School alumna, works across academia, film, and law to spread awareness of First Law, the guiding principles created over thousands of years of living with a place. With a special life created by living with Nyikina Country and growing through multiple degrees, Marlikka is in a unique position to address how traditional knowledge can support Australia moving into the future.
Catch up on the 2021 lecture
In 2021, the inaugural Wingarra Djuraliyin lecture was presented by Dr Nicole Watson, who spoke on the topic of ‘Indigenous Women, Outlaw Culture and the Law’.
This event is presented by the University of Sydney Law School in collaboration with the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) at the University of Sydney.