NAIDOC at CSU
26 AUGUST 2014
As part of NAIDOC activities at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Wagga Wagga this week, a free public lecture will be held from 12.30pm to 1.30pm on Wednesday 27 August by Wiradjuri Elder and artist Aunty Fay Clayton and Warrant Officer Class 2, Shane Swan. Aunty Fay's father Private Cecil Robert Clayton served in World War II in the 2/13th Infantry Battalion, also known as The Devil's Own. Aunty Fay was taken from her family and sent to the Cootamundra Aboriginal Girls Home in the 1950s. WO Swan has been in the Army for 24 years. He is Regional Indigenous Liaison Officer at the Army Base at Kapooka. He is also on the Army's Indigenous Cultural Advisory Board which provides advice to the Chief of Army. In line with the national theme for NAIDOC, Serving Country: Centenary and Beyond , WO Swan will talk about Indigenous military service from the Boer War up to Australia's current involvement in Afghanistan. The lecture is in room 201, School of Communication and Creative Industries, building 21, near car park 2, Darnell Smith Drive, CSU in Wagga Wagga. Read more about NAIDOC at CSU in Wagga Wagga here.
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Photo: A traditional smoking ceremony at CSU in Wagga by Mr Pat Connolly from Wiradjuri Boys.
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