Born in Albury, New South Wales, Dr Adelle Sefton-Rowston was the first in her family to attend university. After completing an honours degree in Arts, Adelle went on to study secondary teaching before doing a PhD in Literary Studies.
Her first foray into the Territory was as a teacher on school camp. She fell in love with the landscape, art and culture of the Pitjantjatjara people in central Australia.
Through life’s twists and turns Adelle was offered a teaching position at Kormilda college in Darwin. This exposed her to indigenous education and informed her research for her PhD.
Adelle is now a Senior Lecturer at Charles Darwin University and Chair of Human Art Teaching.
She recently won a prestigious Fulbright scholarship and will travel to Alabama in the US next year to undertake research at Auburn University.
This is Adelle’s Territory Story.
