Individual or Group Submission20/02/24

Jim Berg 2

Uncle Jim Berg is a Gunditjmara Elder. He was the founder of the Koorie Heritage Trust Inc and was involved in the establishment of the Victorian Aboriginal Legal Service. Uncle Jim was the inaugural Chair of the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council and served as a Council member for 12 years. This submission includes a a video of Uncle Jim Berg and selection of Uncle Jim's poetry, photos and archival materials.

Topics: Land Injustice, Other topic
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Jim Berg – Power and the Passion: Our Ancestors Return Home

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Jim Berg – Attachment 4 (2)

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Jim Berg – Index of Aboriginal Letter-writers, 1878 -1937

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Jim Berg – Order under the act for the protection of Aborigines, 1881

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Jim Berg – Indigenous History, City of Stonnington

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Jim Berg – Walk the river, A Journey through Country

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Jim Berg – Silent witness – A window to the past

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Jim Berg – My message to the young Koories of Victoria

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