page_title: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
section_title: Events
hierarchical_section_title: Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies / Events
caption_attribution_description: English: Keynote speaker, Professor Taiaiake Alfred addresses the audience during the symposium "Cultural strength: Restoring the place of Indigenous knowledge in practice and policy', Stanner Room, AIATSIS, 11th February, 2015. Professor Mick Dodson, AM, was the Panel Chair of this event and is pictured seated on stage.
context_page_description: The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, established as the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies in 1964, is an independent Australian Government statutory authority. It is a collecting, publishing and research institute and is considered to be Australia's premier resource for information about the cultures and societies of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The Institute is a leader in ethical research and the handling of culturally sensitive material and holds in its collections many unique and irreplaceable items of cultural, historical and spiritual significance. The collection at AIATSIS has been built through over 50 years of research and engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and is now a source of language and culture revitalisation, native title research and family and community history. AIATSIS is located on Acton Peninsula in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
context_section_description: AIATSIS hosts a range of special events and research workshops, symposiums and conferences. Yearly and two-early events and conferences include:
  National Native Title Conference (NNTC), which is an annual conference that is co-convened by AIATSIS and a native title representative body or native title service provider. The conference is hosted in a different location and focuses on a different theme each year. The NNTC is aimed at engaging "with native title as an active agenda for justice for people and country – both before and after the outcome of native title determination". AIATSIS also publishes some papers and presentations from past conferences.
  National Indigenous Research Conference (ANIRC), held every two years as a forum for sharing of multi-disciplinary expertise within the field of Indigenous studies. The program for the conference consists of debates, panel discussions and presentation of papers. A selection of past conference papers and presentations are made available by AIATSIS.
  NAIDOC on the Peninsula, a Canberra-based event that has been held each year since 2006 on the Acton Peninsula, outside the AIATSIS building. It is a free, community event that features local and national Indigenous musicians as well as activities for children and families. The aim of the event is to celebrate the cultural heritage of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and it is held during NAIDOC Week.
  Wentworth Lecture, hosted by AIATSIS every two years and named after W.C. Wentworth, who was involved in the establishment of the Institute in 1964. The lecture has been presented by a variety of prominent individuals "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."
caption: Professor Taiaiake Alfred, Keynote speaker, addresses the audience during a symposium on cultural strength, Stanner Room, AIATSIS, 11 February 2015
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