A Body of Water: A Walk with N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs

A Body of Water: A Walk with N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs

AANZCA 2024 is proud to present our Indigenous keynote event, a riverwalk led by N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs AM PhD.

Dr N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs is a Boon Wurrung elder, chairperson, and founder of the Boon Wurrung Foundation. She has dedicated over 50 years to developing opportunities for Indigenous youth and preserving Boon Wurrung culture. Her contributions to language restoration and cultural heritage have garnered national recognition, including being awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in 2019.

Dr Briggs will lead an immersive experience on country, which invites participants to pause to explore the cultural and historical significance of the Birrarung (Yarra River). N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs will share her invaluable knowledge on the river's role in Indigenous life and the interconnectedness of water, sovereignty, land, and people.

This event will be scheduled in the conference program, but places are limited. The event location is accessible, but please let us know if you need specific accommodations.

For those of you not able to attend ‘A Body of Water’, Storey Hall will be exhibiting academic and creative work from indigenous scholars in events previously held across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.

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