The James Dawson Oration
Presented by the Victorian Indigenous Research Centre at State Library Victoria
Sat
24
Sat 24 Aug 1:00 PM
Mount Sturgeon Woolshed
General Admission
60 Mins
August
In conversation Professor Barry Judd & Professor Richard Broome
Our keynote session is held in honour of early Western District resident James Dawson for his work in recording the activities and the language of First Nations people in Western Victoria and advocating for them with early settlers and government. Dawson famously kept up a vociferous correspondence with
the authorities of the day, and is renowned for paying for the construction of a memorial to the last aborigine of the Camperdown district, that is to this day the largest and most impressive memorial in that cemetery. The Oration is part of our aim to celebrate people and places in the Western District and its
landscape in the context of its indigenous history, including the importance of truth-telling in our history.
This session is included in the Gold Festival Pass, Silver Festival Pass & Saturday Afternoon Pass. This session is not able to be purchased as a single session.
Our keynote session is held in honour of early Western District resident James Dawson for his work in recording the activities and the language of First Nations people in Western Victoria and advocating for them with early settlers and government. Dawson famously kept up a vociferous correspondence with
the authorities of the day, and is renowned for paying for the construction of a memorial to the last aborigine of the Camperdown district, that is to this day the largest and most impressive memorial in that cemetery. The Oration is part of our aim to celebrate people and places in the Western District and its
landscape in the context of its indigenous history, including the importance of truth-telling in our history.
This session is included in the Gold Festival Pass, Silver Festival Pass & Saturday Afternoon Pass. This session is not able to be purchased as a single session.