Academic, cultural activist and spokesperson for environmental social justice and human rights issues, Aunty Rhonda Dixon, will be the new Elder in Residence at the Australian Film Television and Radio School (Aftrs).
The Darug/Yuin Elder is set to give the keynote address, The Protocols for Working on Gadigal Country, at Saturday’s Aftrs Virtual Open Day, during which she will talk about the cultural, historical and political journey of the Gadigal/Bidgigal traditional descendants and protocols for studying and working respectfully on Gadigal/Bidgigal Land.
She is the third Elder in Residence at Aftrs, following Uncle Bruce Pascoe, who served from 2017 to 2019, and the outgoing Sonia Smallacombe.
An Elder and Traditional descendant of the Sydney ‘Warrane’ Saltwater basin – home of the Gadigal/Bidgigal people – Dixon is the daughter of Aboriginal activist, leader and Freedom Fighter Dr Charles ‘Chicka’ Dixon.
Through the example set by her father, she was inspired...
The Darug/Yuin Elder is set to give the keynote address, The Protocols for Working on Gadigal Country, at Saturday’s Aftrs Virtual Open Day, during which she will talk about the cultural, historical and political journey of the Gadigal/Bidgigal traditional descendants and protocols for studying and working respectfully on Gadigal/Bidgigal Land.
She is the third Elder in Residence at Aftrs, following Uncle Bruce Pascoe, who served from 2017 to 2019, and the outgoing Sonia Smallacombe.
An Elder and Traditional descendant of the Sydney ‘Warrane’ Saltwater basin – home of the Gadigal/Bidgigal people – Dixon is the daughter of Aboriginal activist, leader and Freedom Fighter Dr Charles ‘Chicka’ Dixon.
Through the example set by her father, she was inspired...
- 8/11/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
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