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'The conversation between Dr John Moriarty and me took place on Kaurna land and we pay our respects to Elders past and present. In this Duguid Lecture collection, the conversation replaces Dr Moriarty’s 1998 lecture ‘Aborigines in Australia -  personal challenges’. Sadly, there is no archived transcript of that lecture. Discussion began on 17 March 2016 and continued on the 18 March at the conclusion of the formalities surrounding the Flinders University 50^th Anniversary opening of the new Student Hub Project. While it was not our intention to recreate the Duguid Lecture that Dr Moriarty delivered in 1998 we did address some of the challenges faced by Aboriginal people from the 1930s to the present, guided by the overall theme of this collection – the long campaign – located in John Moriarty’s story of and reflection on hard-won success.' (Introduction)

'Dr Charles Duguid OBE campaigned for Aboriginal rights from the late 1920s to the 1980s. Mrs Phyllis Duguid OAM joined him in that campaign from 1930. The lectures which carry their name, delivered by distinguished Indigenous academics and community leaders, extend their work and kink it to ever-broadening fields of local, national and international Indigenous affairs - especially in matters of health, education, governance, cultural affirmation and human rights. Taken together, the lectures mark intergenerational shifts in thinking, language and positioning to form a crossover record of lives dedicated to struggle and the power of intelligent advocacy.' (Introduction)

'This collection celebrates the contribution to public intellectual life - in South Australia and beyond - of eleven respected Indigenous educators, community leaders and activists: the Duguid lecturers.

'Their work, in turn, honours the dedication of Dr Charles and Phyllis Duguid in advancing the cultural, social and political interests of Indigenous Australians from the 1930s to the 1990s.

'The Duguid Memorial Lectures, 1994–2014, offer telling insights into the endeavours of individuals, communities and movements dedicated to improving Indigenous education, health, cultural practice and community governance. They prepare the ground and point the way for generations of leaders to come.

'The Duguids and the Duguid lecturers are partners in the long, continuing campaign for a reconciled Australia.' (Publication summary)