Loris Elaine Williams (1949 - 2005) was an Aboriginal woman of Mulinjali (Beaudesert, South East Queensland) descent through her father, and Birri Gubba (Ayr, North Queensland) descent through her mother. She became the first Aboriginal person from Queensland to gain professional archival qualifications and only the second Aboriginal person to do so. Loris is remembered as a passionate advocate for the right of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to use archives as a means of reconnecting with their family, country and Indigenous identity.
Commencing Day 2 Keynote by Claire G. Coleman. Noongar woman and award-winning science fiction writer. Claire G. Coleman’s debut novel, Terra Nullius, has been shortlisted for a number of awards, and recently won the 2018 Norma K. Hemming award for “excellence in the exploration of themes of race, gender, sexuality, class or disability in speculative fiction”. Born in Perth, Claire has lived most of her life in Victoria and Melbourne. Her novel was inspired by her travels around Australia, and by her understanding of Aboriginal and Indigenous history. She examines past, present and future, to present a post-apocalyptic vision of Australia.
Recorded by Alan Milne in Astral 1, Crown Perth, Burswood WA, on Thursday 27 September 2018 as part of ASA 2018 'Archives in a Blade Runner Age- Identity & Memory, Evidence & Accountability'
Introduced by Cathrin Cassarchis, State Archivist and Executive Director, State Records (0:00-2:30)
ASA 2018 is the National Conference of the Australian Society of Archivists Inc. (ASA) held in Perth, Australia 26-28 September 2018.
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