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Submission – Dr Wayne Atkinson
Dr Wayne Atkinson is a Yorta Yorta Elder and Senior Fellow at the University of Melbourne.
This submission includes papers from Dr Atkinson’s PhD thesis tracing the origins of reserves and the policy of segregation and control. Also includes is an historic analysis of land injustice in Victoria, drawing on Dr Atkinson’s knowledge as a principle claimant in the Yorta Yorta case.
Submission – Denise Sweet
Denise Sweet is a Bundjalung Gumbaynggirr woman currently on Wergaia country.
This submission is a transcript of Denise Sweet recounting her family’s experiences of injustice since colonisation.
Please be aware that this submission contains sensitive material.
Submission – Anonymous 305
This submission relates local stories about First Peoples that have been passed down through a family.