Inaugural ANU Reconciliation Lecture 2004: 'Reconciliation: Beyond the bridges and sorry'

Abstract

Professor Patrick Dodson is widely recognised as the 'father of reconciliation' in Australia. He is a national leader in the search for a resolution of differences between Australia's Indigenous people and their non-Indigenous brothers and sisters. He was the founding chair of the Lingiari Foundation – an Indigenous non-government advocacy and research Foundation.

In presenting the Inaugural ANU Reconciliation Lecture, Patrick Dodson reflected on proposed changes in Federal Indigenous affairs policy, and urged Australians who believe in reconciliation to place the issue back at the top of the national agenda.