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uandamooka Elder Aunty Joan Hendriks has been awarded a Doctor of the University by the Australian Catholic Unive rsity for her contribution as an Indigenous Elder and educator in the field of Aboriginal education,reconciliation and justice for indigenous Australian peoples. She will graduate early May. The highest honour awarded by the University, it recognises persons of distinguished eminence in some branch of learning or distinguished by outstanding services to the University, meritorious cultural achievement or eminent public service. A further award, in honour of Aunty Joan, has been created by the Queensland Catholic Education Commission (QCEC). The Aunty Joan Hendriks Spirit of Catholic Education Reconciliation Award will form part of QCEC’s annual Spirit of Catholic Education Awards, and will recognise individuals who make an outstanding contribution to the life of a Catholic education community in the area of Reconciliation. Aunty Joan is an Aboriginal Elder of the Ngugi people from Moreton Island and is highly regarded for her many roles within the Catholic education community. These have included being Queensland Bishops’ nominee to the National Catholic Education Commission and teacher at the Australian Catholic University. She recently retired as Chair of the QCEC Indigenous Education Subcommittee and is currently Cultural Awareness Project Officer and Elder in Residence at Lourdes Hill College, Brisbane. Aunty Joan is also an active member of many local community organisations on Minjerribah. Aunty Joan Hendriks
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