Evening at the Australian Museum in Sydney

Our Centre Director, Distinguished Professor Sean Ulm, gave a keynote lecture to Lizard Island Reef Research Foundation members. Joined by Directors of the Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation, representing Dingaal Traditional Owners of Jiigurru (Lizard Island Group), the discussion explored significant archaeological findings on Jiigurru.

 

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as the first peoples, knowledge‐holders, and knowledge-creators of this country. We acknowledge that First Nations people never ceded their lands or seas. We value the knowledge and traditions that reflect the wisdom of ancestors going back 65,000 years and more and recognise the significance of this in the ways that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are custodians of Country. We will continue to learn ways to care for and be responsible for Country, and we will seek to build a future that is based on truth‐telling, mutual understanding, hope, empowerment, and self‐determination.