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Roger Thomas

Roger Thomas is a professor at the University of Adelaide where he directs Wilto Yerlo, the Centre for Australian Indigenous Research and Studies. Wilto Yerlo is recognized as a center of excellence for Australian Indigenous research and education through partnerships with indigenous people that honors the principle of self determination by sharing knowledge and understanding.

Roger Thomas videos

A Long Term Wishlist

Until the Australian land claims of the First Nations have been fully addressed, true reconciliation is impossible, according to professor Roger Thomas.

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Earth Mother = Birth Mother

Roger Thomas, professor and director of Wilto Yerlo Center for Australian Indigenous Research and Studies, explains the association in Aboriginal culture between the earth mother and birth mother.

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An Aboriginal Connection

Roger Thomas, professor and director of Wilto Yerlo Center for Australian Indigenous Research and Studies, talks about the Aboriginal experience in Australia.

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What Can We Learn?

Roger Thomas, professor and director of Wilto Yerlo Center for Australian Indigenous Research and Studies, responds to our question of what Western cultures can learn from Aboriginal culture.

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The earth – Munda – is our mother. And if you can relate to it in that way, then it has the same meaning to it that you would have to your own birth mother.