Aboriginal Leadership and Governance Forum

About the event

The Northern Territory Government held the Aboriginal Leadership and Governance Forum with the addition of the NT Treaty Symposia on the 4-5 April 2024.

The highly anticipated event  created an opportunity for Aboriginal organisations, leaders and community representatives over two days to share stories, challenges and opportunities about Aboriginal leadership, governance and discuss treaty and truth-telling in the NT.

Over 300 delegates  heard first-hand about, different leadership styles and governance practices, along with the challenges and opportunities facing Aboriginal people. The theme for this year’s forum was ‘Truth and Healing’ and complemented treaty discussions the following day.

The NT Treaty Symposium provided delegates a forum for open dialogue about treaty and related matters in the NT,  informed through the exploration of the treaty-making framework and recommendations proposed in the Northern Territory Treaty Commission’s Final Report, providing valuable feedback for progressing Treaty in the NT.