New Dialogues on Indigenous Knowledge

Joe Williams is a Wiradjuri/Wolgalu Aboriginal man from New South Wales, Australia, and a doctoral student in Indigenous Knowledge in the Indigenous Knowledge Institute at the University of Melbourne. He played in Australia’s National Rugby League for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs before becoming a champion boxer in 2009. Despite these successes, he battled crippling mental health challenges and has since won national awards for his work in suicide prevention awareness. He documented this journey in his book, Defying the Enemy Within.

Joe Williams adalah pria Aborigin Wiradjuri/Wolgalu dari New South Wales, Australia, dan mahasiswa doktoral di Indigenous Knowledge Institute di University of Melbourne. Ia pernah bermain di Liga Rugby Nasional Australia untuk South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers, dan Canterbury Bulldogs sebelum menjadi juara tinju pada tahun 2009. Meskipun telah meraih kesuksesan, ia menghadapi tantangan kesehatan mental yang berat dan sejak saat itu memenangkan penghargaan nasional untuk kerja-kerjanya dalam meningkatkan kesadaran tentang pencegahan bunuh diri. Perjalanan ini ia dokumentasikan dalam bukunya, Defying the Enemy Within.

Jose Trindade is a doctoral student in Indigenous Knowledge at the Indigenous Knowledge Institute at the University of Melbourne. Originally from Timor-Leste, Jose has worked as a Socio-Cultural Adviser to the President of the Council of Ministers for the Government of Timor-Leste and is an advocate for fundamental issues relating to culture, beliefs, traditional systems in his homeland. He is a prolific researcher and writer on Timor-Leste, with a published book of his collected essays.

Jose Trindade adalah mahasiswa doktoral di Indigenous Knowledge Institute, University of Melbourne. Berasal dari Timor-Leste, Jose pernah bekerja sebagai Penasihat Sosial-Budaya untuk Presiden Dewan Menteri Timor Leste dan merupakan advokat untuk isu-isu mendasar terkait budaya, kepercayaan, dan sistem tradisional di tanah kelahirannya. Ia juga merupakan peneliti dan penulis produktif tentang Timor Leste, dengan buku berisi kumpulan esainya telah diterbitkan.

Shura Taylor is a PhD student at the Graduate Institute of Musicology at National Taiwan University. She completed her undergraduate studies in World Music and Chinese Flagship, as well as a Master’s in Chinese (literature, translation, and linguistics) at San Francisco State University. She was a member of the San Francisco Guzheng Music Society for eight years and regularly performed guzheng with the group and as a soloist in the San Francisco Bay Area from 2012 to 2019. Her current research interests focus on music and language revitalization of the Pinuyumayan indigenous people in Taiwan.

Shura Taylor adalah mahasiswa doktoral di Graduate Institute of Musicology, National Taiwan University. Ia menyelesaikan studi sarjananya di bidang World Music and Chinese Flagship, lalu gelar Master dalam Bahasa China (sastra, terjemahan, dan linguistik) di San Francisco State University. Ia merupakan anggota San Francisco Guzheng Music Society selama delapan tahun dan rutin menampilkan guzheng, baik sebagai bagian dari grup maupun sebagai solois, di San Francisco Bay Area dari 2012 hingga 2019. Minat risetnya saat ini berfokus pada revitalisasi musik dan bahasa masyarakat adat Pinuyumayan di Taiwan.

Yalmay Marika-Yunupiŋu is an Australian Professor in Indigenous Knowledge at the University of Melbourne and the current Senior Australian of the Year for 2024. She is a gifted linguist and a qualified teacher, holding a Graduate Diploma of Teaching from Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, earned in 1996. She served as a Senior Teacher in the Bilingual Program at Yirrkala School and is a strong advocate for bilingual or 'two-way' teaching. In 2005, she was awarded the Northern Territory Government’s Teaching Excellence Award in the Remote Primary category. Her artworks have been featured in major exhibitions in Australia and the United States.

Yalmay Marika-Yunupiŋu adalah seorang Profesor Indigenous Knowledge di University of Melbourne dan Senior Australian of the Year 2024. Ia merupakan ahli bahasa berbakat dan guru berkualifikasi, dengan Diploma Pascasarjana dalam Pengajaran dari Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education pada tahun 1996. Ia pernah menjabat sebagai guru senior di program bilingual Yirrkala School dan merupakan pendukung proses belajar-mengajar dwibahasa atau 'dua arah'. Pada tahun 2005, ia dianugerahi Teaching Excellence Award oleh Pemerintah Northern Territory dalam kategori Pendidikan Dasar di Daerah Terpencil. Karya-karya seninya telah ditampilkan dalam pameran besar di Australia dan Amerika Serikat.