On the evening of Friday 27th May, 2011 a dinner forum “The First Australians” was held at St Anthony in the Fields Catholic Church, part of the Catholic Parish of Frenchs Forest. The theme for the evening, a Guringai Festival event, was “First the Problem of the Intervention – Then the Constitution. Nicole Watson was the keynote speaker.
Nicole is a member of the Birri-Gubba People and the Yugambeh language group. Nicole has a bachelor of laws from the University of Queensland and a master of laws from the Queensland University of Technology. Nicole was admitted as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 1999. She has worked for Legal Aid Queensland, the National Native Title Tribunal and the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency. Nicole is also a former editor of the Indigenous Law Bulletin. Nicole’s first novel, ‘The Boundary’ is being released nationally in June 2011.
Video presentations of major portions of the evening are presented below.
| Introduction to the “Sharing Our Story, Sharing the Land” project.
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Nicole Watson’s presentation (Part a) |
| Nicole Watson’s Presentation (Part b) |
Question: What is your alternative to the Intervention? |
| Comment: According to the SMH NT Communities are expected to relocate.
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Comment: What about the speed in which the 500 pages of legislation was produced after the Intervention was announced. |
| Comment: The NT nuclear waste dump and consultation. |
Comment: The integration of Indigenous and European law. |
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Question: What political parties support the recognition of Indigenous Australians in the Constitution. |
Nancy Hill-Wood speak of her experience as a member of the Stolen Generation. |
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