The Uluru Statement from the Heart calls for all Australians to join a journey of healing by establishing a constitutionally enshrined First Nations Voice to parliament, as a first step to necessary truth-telling and change. In this keynote address, Wiradjuri and Wailwan lawyer Teela Reid, will highlight ongoing tensions between Western and First Nations law in relation to Native Title, Aboriginal land rights and colonial systems of property, planning and environmental management more widely, advancing a future in which First Nations Law can truly co-exist with Western law.

Keynote address

Teela Reid is a proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer, essayist, storyteller and co-founder of @blackfulla_bookclub, a platform that honours First Nation’s Ancestors as the original Storytellers. Currently, Teela is a Sydney-based Senior Solicitor practicing in Aboriginal Land Rights litigation and is the Practitioner in Residence at Sydney Law School. She is also a campaigner for the Uluru Statement from the Heart.

This free, live event is taking place at the Chau Chak Wing Museum at the University of Sydney, although tickets are limited. Attendees are warmly invited to refreshments after the event.

The event will also be live streamed on the Henry Halloran Trust Youtube channel. Please register for remote attendance.

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