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University,11ᵗAugust 2007  \nMy first duty is to acknowledge the traditional owners and custodians of the land thatCharles Darwin University stands on.I pay homage to all Elders,Senior People and allmembers of the Larrakia nation.I acknowledge this place as the country of my birth.  \nMy second duty is to acknowledge my own Ancestors-and my esteemed Elders,SeniorPeople,and all my countrymen of both the Kungarakan and Gurindji nations.  \nA special welcome and acknowledgment of all Gurindji countrymen present here tonight-It is an honour to be in your presence.  \nI acknowledge all present here tonight -indigenous and non-indigenous members fromvarious communities throughout the Northern Territory,wider Australia and beyond.I welcome the Vice Chancellor Professor Helen Garnett—other university staff,and ofcourse all students.  \nI extend my thanks to the people of Kalkarinji and Daguragu communities,the LingiariFoundation and its supporters,the office of the Chief Minister of the Northern Territory,Charles Darwin University,and especially Professor Wendy Brady,Head of the Schoolof Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems -for inviting me to co-deliver this lecturetonight.  \nI am pleased to be co-presenter here tonight with The Honourable Fred Chaney A.O.Mr.Chaney has a long-time connection to what is generally known as“Aboriginal affairs”and in fact undertook studies into Aboriginal Affairs policy after he retired from hisparliamentary career,some of which was in the portfolio of Aboriginal Affairs.I amcertain this audience will be interested as I am to hear Mr.Chaney's perspective on thelast 40 years since the Referendum,and his recommendations and ideas on how weprepare for a different future.  \nI dedicate my presentation tonight to my Gurindji Grandmother Violet (Polly)WakelinMcGinness who was taken from her country and incarcerated at Kahlin CompoundDarwin under an earlier federal government indigenous intervention 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