{"id":1484,"date":"2024-09-29T12:01:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-29T12:01:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/?page_id=1484"},"modified":"2025-05-23T01:05:11","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T01:05:11","slug":"elders","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/elders\/","title":{"rendered":"First Nations Elders Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Co-Chairs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Major (Moogy) Sumner AM, Ngarrindjeri Elder, Coorong<br>Eileen Cummings, Rembarrnga and Ngalakan Elder, Darwin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Committee Members<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Anita Painter, Ngalkbon Elder, Barunga<br>Guy Rankin, Ngalkbon Elder, Jungayyi Barunga<br>Nell Brown, Jawoyn Jungayyi, Bagala clan, Barunga<br>Jocelyn McCarthy, Jawoyn Traditional Owner, Barunga<br>Mavis Jumbiri, Mielli Elder, Barunga<br>Jean Tiati, Thursday Island Elder, Barunga<br>Rachael Kendino, Jawoyn Elder, Bolmo clan, Manyallaluk<br>Rosiena Browne, Larrakia Elder, Darwin<br>Elizabeth Coleman, Jawoyn Traditional Owner, Bagala clan, Barunga<br>Vince Copley Junior, Ngadjuri Elder, South Australia<br>Collethy K Jaru, Anga tribe Elder, Papua New Guinea<br>Richard Fejo, Larrakia Elder<br>Shirley Tuteao (Ng\u0101ti Mahuta)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1521\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Eileen-Claire-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Eileen-Claire-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Eileen-Claire-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Eileen-Claire-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Eileen-Claire-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Eileen-Claire-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Co-Chair of the Elders Committee, Eileen Cummings, with Claire Smith (AO) and Michelle Cummings<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1495\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Anita-Painter-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Anita-Painter-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Anita-Painter-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Anita-Painter-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Anita-Painter-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Anita-Painter-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Anita Painter<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"775\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1524\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/attachment1727668411011-775x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/attachment1727668411011-775x1024.jpg 775w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/attachment1727668411011-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/attachment1727668411011-768x1015.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/attachment1727668411011.jpg 817w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 775px) 100vw, 775px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Eileen Cummings<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1497\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Guy_Rankin_and_family-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Guy_Rankin_and_family-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Guy_Rankin_and_family-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Guy_Rankin_and_family-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Guy_Rankin_and_family-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Guy_Rankin_and_family-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Guy Rankin and Family<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1498\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jean-Tiati-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jean-Tiati-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jean-Tiati-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jean-Tiati-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jean-Tiati-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jean-Tiati-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jean Tiati<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jocelyn-McCarthy-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jocelyn-McCarthy-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jocelyn-McCarthy-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jocelyn-McCarthy-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jocelyn-McCarthy-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Jocelyn-McCarthy-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Jocelyn McCarthy<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Rachael-Kendino-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1499\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Rachael-Kendino-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Rachael-Kendino-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Rachael-Kendino-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Rachael-Kendino-1536x2048.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Rachael-Kendino-scaled.jpeg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Rachael Kendino<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1530\" src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Nell-Brown-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Nell-Brown-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/09\/Nell-Brown-225x300.jpeg 225w, 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src=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/2500A325-9247-4128-83E5-117C39FB3BB5-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/2500A325-9247-4128-83E5-117C39FB3BB5-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/2500A325-9247-4128-83E5-117C39FB3BB5-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/2500A325-9247-4128-83E5-117C39FB3BB5-1152x1536.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/worldarchaeologicalcongress.com\/wac10\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/10\/2500A325-9247-4128-83E5-117C39FB3BB5.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Rachael Kendino<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" 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