National Reconciliation Week 2023: In Conversation with Dr Ruth Link

Join us for an in conversation event with Dr Ruth Link during National Reconciliation Week 2023.

Dr Ruth Link
Yilki Guludun Tagai Law & Biocultural Knowledge
Mitchell River Traditional Custodians Advisory Group (MRTCAG)

Dr Ruth Link is YGT’s Law and Transformation Business partner and is a lawyer who has a western technical legal background in commercial, administrative and criminal law. Her western professional and technical experience includes legal and advocacy, program and project management, supply chain, research and evaluation, change management.  Ruth has extensive bama (Aboriginal) cultural skills, capabilities and knowledge. Ruth has a strong connection to her country – wulburbu - and her gugu –  language; and her cultural history and cultural practices. Following her father’s linage, she identifies as a Western Gugu Yalanji Jaradama Jalbu from Palmer River, Cape York North Queensland (Grandfathers Country) and a Woppaburra Konomi Woman from Great Keppel Island (Grandmothers Country). Ruth also is a Butchella Woman from Fraser Island, a Torres Strait woman from Moa Island.

By way of on Country involvement, Ruth is the Chairperson of the Mitchell River Traditional Custodian Advisory Group and Secretary of Jarradama Warra Western Yalanji Corporation working with her clan to return to Country and have a strong presence across our north, south, east and west boundaries. Ruth has extensive experience designing indigenous-led legal reform, transformational programs, strategies and legal reform across all states and Territories in this Country’s urban, regional and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community demographics.  A responsibility of to ensure the way of other ancestors continues as this is our bama gala – the continuation of Yalanji way as depicted in the 5 seasons in the Story Map with NESP.

Don’t miss out - Free tickets available now. 

KEY EVENT INFO:

• Venue: Webb Centre (Level 7), Griffith University, 226 Grey St, South Brisbane QLD 4101
• Light refreshments provided
• Registration essential

As always, we at the UNAA respectfully acknowledge that this event will be hosted on the land of the Turrbal and Yuggera peoples. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging, and fully commit to working together now and in the future.