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The Indigenous Law and Justice Hub (ILJH) brings together legal experts and community leaders to support Indigenous advocacy and self-governance. We are educators who play a central role in developing our law students’ understandings of Indigenous cultures, legal systems, and Indigenous experiences of settler law.
Our goal is to put the legal profession in service of Indigenous Peoples’ justice aspirations. We do this by convening conversations governed in respect for Indigenous expertise on justice, educating to support First Nations justice, and building and sharing knowledge that supports community justice needs.
News and Events from the Hub and our Friends:
Treaty
Welcome to the Treaty webpage! It brings together key laws, agreements, regulations and resources that support First Nations–led advocacy and education on treaty-making.
This page provides a curated, accessible gateway into the rapidly evolving landscape of treaty processes across Australia. There are Treaty event recordings, news articles, reading lists, and resources on national and international treaty making processes.
Reckoning and Reimagining
The Reckoning & Reimagining webpage brings together all post-workshop materials. The platform serves as a public archive of the landmark gathering, which convened leaders, advocates, practitioners, and community voices committed to charting a transformative path forward.
White Noise Series - events & podcasts
White Noise of settler law is the Hub's hallmark event series and podcast. It features a series of justice talks with leading Indigenous academics, legal practitioners and community as guest speakers for a look at how the while settler law of the justice system continues to affect Indigenous people.
Classroom Photo Mural Initiative
The purpose of the initiative is to acknowledge the long, complex (and important) history of lawful relations between Indigenous and Anglo-Australian laws and peoples. The Law School acknowledges that Anglo- Australian law is marked by refusal and violence, and has often been found wanting, when asked to meet with Indigenous laws. But we also want to recognise that Indigenous peoples in Australia have resisted, argued with and transformed the law we teach and learn every day in the MLS Building.
Content Warning: This gallery may contain images or names of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people now deceased.
Join the Team!
Want to come and work with us? We're always looking for Indigenous scholars and anyone who feels like they would be a good fit for the Hub.
Send us an email at mls-indigenous@unimelb.edu.au to have a chat about what you can bring to the team!