The annual Dungala Kaiela Oration celebrates Aboriginal cultural identity with the goal of creating a shared vision for the people of the Goulburn Valley and promoting Aboriginal development.
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic and isolation restrictions, this year it will be slightly different. Traditionally the evening is co-hosted at the Rumbalara Football Netball Club in Shepparton on Yorta Yorta country, by the Kaiela Institute and the University of Melbourne. This year however, the event will be broadcast online as a virtual event in documentary style.
Proud Yorta Yorta woman, activist and educator, Dr Lois Peeler will explore how respect for Indigenous knowledge could and should change modern Australia at this year’s annual Dungala Kaiela Oration on Wednesday, September 9.
Dr Peeler is executive director/principal of Australia’s only Aboriginal girls’ boarding school, Worawa Aboriginal College, and has held senior positions in the community and public sectors.
Her oration, ‘The River is Us – Carrying the Spirit and Strength of Dungala’, will explore how Aboriginal knowledge and narrative have mainstream importance for survival, emotional health and the general wellbeing of all humanity.
What: Dungala Kaiela Oration
When: 6pm Wednesday, September 9
Register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/dungala-kaiela-oration-tickets-116970336425
