Submissions Library

This submission was prepared by the Anglican Dioceses of Melbourne, Bendigo Wangaratta and Gippsland in response to a RFI made by the Yoorrook Justice Commission ahead of representatives from the Anglican Church appearing at a Yoorrook hearing.

Julie Saylor Briggs is a Torres Strait and Yorta Yorta woman.

This submission discusses the importance of Country.

This submission contains truth telling records relevant to the Bunurong including evidence of Aboriginal people themselves as recorded by colonisers.

Keicha Day is a a Gunditjmara/Yorta Yorta woman.

This submission is a transcript of Keicha discussing the impact of colonisation on Country and community.

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.

Nikki Moodie is a queer Gomeroi (Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay) woman, born to a Gomeroi mother on Gomeroi land. She is an educator and a researcher, with specialties in Indigenous higher education, leadership, governance and public policy. She had also been a member of Yoorrook’s Expert Advisory Committee since 2021.

This submission contains a personal narrative reflection about land injustice; a historical overview of land injustice; a discussion of accountabilities that might emerge from land justice; and a conclusion noting the benefits of Indigenous land justice for all Victorians.