Associate Professor Simon Forrest, Elder-in-Residence and former director of the Centre for Aboriginal Studies, Curtin University, gave two talks at Colgate.
The first was “Gnalang Boodjar. Gnalang Nyitting: Our Land. Our Truths.” It was held on November 18, 2015, as a special Environmental Studies Brown Bag in the Ho Visualization Lab.
The second was titled “Carrolup goolanga wirn korl koolark Nyoongar boodjar:* Repatriated artwork and our Responsibities” (*translated from Nyoongar: “The spirit of the children of Carrolup have returned home to Nyoongar country”). The talk was a presentation for the public on November 19, 2015, in the Ho Science Building auditorium.
Professor Forrest’s visit was co-sponsored by Peace and Conflict Studies, Native American Studies, and the Environmental Studies Programs.