THE 17th annual Dungala Kaiela Oration will be held Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 5.30pm. Co-hosted by the Kaiela Institute (KI) and the University of Melbourne, the oration provides a platform for national conversation on Indigenous knowledge, leadership and self-determination.
This year’s keynote, “Prospering through Treaty in the Goulburn Murray” will be delivered by Ngarra Murray, a proud Wamba Wamba, Yorta Yorta, Dhudhuroa and Dja Dja Wurrung woman and Co-Chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria.
As Co-Chair, Ngarra is a key spokesperson for the Assembly, dedicated to amplifying the voices of community and supporting the journey toward Treaties in Victoria. She is deeply passionate about sovereignty, culture, community mobilisation, and nation-building.
The oration will be publicly available via livestream. Online registrations are free but essential.
