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Indigenous activists, Chris Sarra and Andrew Boe discuss 'Indigenous Futures' with ABC's Karina Carvalho.

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Thursday 7 June 2012

The Victoria Institute invites you to join Chris Sarra and Andrew Boe to discuss a range of controversies around Indigenous Futures.

Karina Carvalho, Presenter of the ABC's News Breakfast program will host this discussion.

Dr. Chris Sarra, is a leading Indigenous educator and 2010 Queensland Australian of the Year. He will discuss policy failure and how Australian governments dishonour Aboriginal people.

Andrew Boe, is the internationally recognised as a lawyer who represented the Palm Island community and Cameron Doomadgee's family in the death in custody case that has been documented in Chloe Hooper's book, The Tall Man.  Andrew will look at the conflicting legal environment facing some Indigenous people.

There will also be an opportunity for questions of both speakers.

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7 June 2012, 6:00pm to 7:30pm

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Debbie Krapywnyj
Executive Officer
The Victoria Institute
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03 9919 5934