KUMMARGII YULENDJI SYMPOSIUM Thursday 12th September, 9am-5.30pm Storey Hall, RMIT University, Naarm Building 16, Level 5,  336/348 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000 Co-conveners: Informit and CAVAL Kummargii Yulendji Symposium focuses on how we describe, apply and amplify First Nations Knowledges and publications.  It offers a forum for the ongoing movement of Indigenising the research, libraries and publishing sector, which is evolving in exciting ways. After a successful inaugural event in 2023, Kummargii Yulendji Symposium* returns as part of Social Sciences Week, aiming to foster the community of practitioners in this sector, facilitate dialogue, and expand our collective understanding of how Indigenisation projects are being implemented and innovated – across Australia and internationally. The 2024 program will include experts and project teams leading the development of guidelines for description, referencing, right of reply, cultural safety, AI and future technologies, re-visioning colonial structures and systems. Keynote presenters: Tui Raven, Deakin University Professor Hēmi Whaanga, Massey University (Aotearoa/New Zealand) Full program and registration to be announced soon. This is a free event, but registration is essential. https://kummargiiyulendjisymposium.org/2024-kummargii-yulendji-symposium/ *Kummargii Yulendji means ‘Knowledge is rising’ in Boon wurrung, named by Professor N’arwee’t Carolyn Briggs, senior Boon wurrung elder and member of Informit’s First Peoples’ Lens […]