A World Heritage Forum: Special Online Event
Join us for this special online event on Thursday 12th November for a two hour live panel discussion, live Q&A and a 20 minute networking opportunity.
Australia’s Word Heritage sites range in their Traditional Owner engagement. How can we work together to improve the understanding of cultural values at these sites through working with their Traditional Owners? Indigenous People have a deep connection to and knowledge of Country going back more than 60,000 years. The participation of First Nation’s people in World Heritage management is therefore an essential part of World Heritage management for us all.
This live digital event will provide an in-depth exploration of Traditional Owner perspectives, with a live audience question time and an opportunity for greater networking with other attendees.
Presented by the World Heritage Forum and the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment with the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Rachel Perkins
Rachel is from the Arrernte and Kalkadoon people. She is a filmmaker and primarily works through her company Blackfella Films, which she established in 1993. Her directing work includes the TV series Total Control and series one of Mystery Road. Her documentary work includes the series First Australian and movies Bran Nue Dae, Jasper Jones, Mabo, One Night the Moon and Radiance. She lives between Sydney and Alice Springs, her traditional country. With her Arrernte community she has undertaken cultural resurgence initiatives including the recording of traditional Arrernte women’s songs and publishing of Arrernte audio language resources. She has served on a number of federal agency boards and currently serves on The Australian Heritage Council.
PANELISTS
Karlie Noon
Astrophysicist and Indigenous Heritage Officer at the Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment
Karlie Alinta Noon is a Gamilaray astrophysicist who is passionate about Indigenous astronomical knowledge and communicating science. She was the first Indigenous female to obtain degrees in physics and mathematics, completed at the University of Newcastle in 2016. She has since completed a master's degree in astrophysics at the Australian National University in 2019. Karlie has also been an Indigenous Heritage Officer at the Department of Agriculture, Water, and the Environment since 2018, helping place Indigenous heritage sites on the National Heritage List. Karlie was an ACT Young Australian of the Year 2019 finalist and a Eureka Prize Emerging Leader 2019 finalist.
Denis Rose
Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation
Denis is a Gunditjmara person and lives in Portland. He has had a long involvement in Aboriginal land and cultural heritage management. He is currently employed by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aborignial Corporation and worked on the successful World Heritage nomination for the Budj Bim lava flow. The Budj Bim lava flow has outstanding Aboriginal cultural heritage values including the world’s most ancient aquaculture sites. From 1995 until 2002 Denis was involved in the development of the Indigenous Protected Areas Program which assisted Aboriginal people throughout Australia to achieve greater control and management of their traditional lands.
Cheryl Leavy
Executive Director of the Partnerships Branch in Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment and Science
Cheryl Leavy is a Kooma Traditional Owner and Executive Director of the Partnerships Branch in Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Department of the Environment and Science. She is driving implementation of the Gurra framework that will incorporate First Nations considerations and aspirations into the everyday decision making of the Parks and Wildlife Service.
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
Rodney Carter Chairperson of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
Rodney is a descendant of Dja Dja Wurrung and Yorta Yorta people and currently works for his people as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation and the Dja Dja Wurrung Enterprises Pty Ltd. He is currently Chairperson of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and has been a member of Council since its creation in 2007. A defining moment for Rodney was negotiating the Dja Dja Wurrung People's native title.