The Wentworth Lecture
Organised by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, the Wentworth Lectures are held biennially in honour of the Honourable W.C. Wentworth AO. In 1959 Mr Wentworth argued for a comprehensive effort by the Australian Government to record the culture of Australian Indigenous peoples. As a result of Mr Wentworth's political skills, the Institute was established by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies Act in 1964, with an interim Council set up in 1961.
The Wentworth Lectures were established in 1978 to pay tribute to Mr Wentworth's contribution to Indigenous studies in Australia and as a means to encourage all Australians to gain a better understanding of issues that go to the heart of our development as a nation.
The 2010 Wentworth lecture was presented by The Hon Michael Kirby AC CMG,former Justice of the High Court of Australia on:
Friday 11th June 2010, 12:00pm at the theatre of the National Library of Australia, Parkes, Canberra.
WC Wentworth.
Past Wentworth Lectures have been given by:
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Wentworth Lecture 2012 |
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Wentworth Lecture 2010 First Australians, law and the High Court Justice The Hon. Michael Kirby AC, CMG |
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Wentworth Lecture 2008 Guarding ground: a vision for a National Indigenous Cultural Authority Presented by Terri Janke |
Wentworth Lecture 2006 'Difference' and 'Autonomy' - Then and Now: Four Decades of Change in a Western Desert Society Presented by Emeritus Professor Robert (Bob) Tonkinson |
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Wentworth Lecture 2004 Indigenous Australian Studies and Higher Education Presented by Professor Martin Nakata |
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Wentworth Lecture 2002 Unusual Couples: Relationships and Research on the Knowledge Frontier Presented by Peter Sutton.
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Wentworth Lecture 2000 Beyond the Mourning Gate- Dealing with Unfinished Business Presented by Patrick Dodson |
Wentworth Lecture 1998 Dr Marika Presented by Dr Marika-Munungrirtj |
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Wentworth Lecture 1996 Native Title: the beginning or the end of justice Presented by Justice Robert French |
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Wentworth Lecture 1994 The end in the beginning Presented by Professor Michael Dodson |
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Wentworth Lecture 1992 Aborigines and policing: Aboriginal solutions from Northern Territory communities Presented by Marcia Langton |
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Wentworth Lecture 1990 Studying man and mans nature: the history of institutionalisation of Aboriginal Anthhropology Presented by Dr Nicolas Peterson |
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Wentworth Lecture 1988 Not land rights: but land rites Presented by Ken Colbung |
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Wentworth Lecture 1986 A sense of making history Presented by Professor DJ Mulvaney |
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Wentworth Lecture 1984 Aboriginal Political Life Presented by Professor Dr L R Hiatt |
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Wentworth Lecture 1982 Looking ahead through the past Presented by Professor R M Berndt |
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Wentworth Lecture 1980 Aboriginal Education: for Aborigines by Aborigines? Presented by Dr Margaret Valadian |
Wentworth Lecture 1978 Calories and Bytes: towards a history of Australian Islands Presented by Dr Rhys Jones |
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