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WHO WE ARE - Circles of Elders, Professionals and Friends of FIRDA

Founders: Tjanara Goreng Goreng, Marj Droste, Debra Bennett

National Convenor Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng PhD

PATRON. Mrs Mary Graham Koombumerri Elder QLD

CIRCLE OF ELDERS

Uncle Kumunara Randall (deceased)

Barbara Tjikatu AM Pitjanjatjara NT (deceased)

and All our Elders who support our work on their Country.....

All the Aunties and Uncles in our lives who have been with us since the beginning - there are so many that we cannot thank them all here but we can say some:

Uncle Charlie Perkins, Uncle Kevin Gilbert, Uncle Reg (Captain) Saunders, Aunty Mara Green, Aunty June Bond, Maureen Williams, my Great Grandmother Grace Wulli Wulli and Fanny/Frances her daughter who have always been with me in Spirit, Michael Maunsell, Heather Sculthorpe, Les Maelzer, Uncle Clarry Grogan, Aunty Alma Thorpe, Aunty Merle Jackomos, Faith Bandler, Paul Behrendt, Aunty Maureen Watson, Cousin Tiga Bayles, my Uncles Bill, Stanley, Ivan, Kevin, Grandfather Fred Stanley, and all the older blakfellas who have left us now but fought with us and taught us how to march, how to protest, how to hold our heads up high and never give up. We have you to thank for our recovery and our courage and strength.

CIRCLE OF PROFESSIONALS

Medical: Associate Professor Dr Warwick Middleton, Psychiatrist

Publisher: Cathi Lewis Editor and Founder Wild Dingo Press

Philanthropist: Diamond Rozarkeas

And Others

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS

Marj Droste

Debra Bennett Queensland

https://www.usc.edu.au/profiles/council/debra-bennet

https://www.sustainabledreaming.org/about.html

Dr. Paul Collis Barkindji Storyteller

Ms Kerrie Shepherd. Kamilaroi Healer