The Meanjin Oration is the QUT key address to profile Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence. As leaders in their field, the Meanjin Orators inspire, cultivate, and showcase research excellence by Indigenous people in Australia.
The Carumba Institute recognises Indigenous peoples and communities as powerful in their knowing. We pride ourselves on a strong tradition of critical Indigenous scholarship which is unwavering in its service and solidarity to the ongoing struggle of Indigenous sovereignty and survival.
Meanjin Oration 2024
Hosted by the Carumba Institute, the Meanjin Oration is the QUT key address to profile Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander excellence, and this year will feature 8 songs performed by Uncle Joe Geia, a renowned singer/songwriter, guitarist, yidaki player and influential figure in the development of contemporary Indigenous music.
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The 2023 Meanjin Oration featured prominent Indigenous leader Noel Pearson speaking about the Referendum on a First Nations Voice to Parliament.
Noel is an Aboriginal activist, lawyer and academic, and founded the Cape York Institute for Policy and Leadership. He has been a driving force in the discourse on Indigenous rights in Australia for more than 30 years, and called the Voice debate the most important event in 250 years.
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