Historian and author James Wilson-Miller will be the Commemoration Speaker at the Myall Creek Memorial Ceremony on 12 June 2022. James Wilson-Miller is from the Gringai clan of the Hunter Valley Wonnarua nation. He grew up in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. For 16 years Mr Wilson-Miller was Curator of Koori History and Culture at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. Author of the best-selling book, Koori: A Will to Win, he is an experienced teacher, respected Koori historian and researcher. Mr Wilson-Miller was formerly President of the Aboriginal Studies Association and Aboriginal Education Council of New South Wales. For his services to the community, he was awarded the Centenary Federation Medal. (Source: Friends of Myall Creek)
(Post updated by Jane Morrison 1 February 2024).