This week, in conjunction with NAIDOC Week, we chat with CQUni's Deputy Director for Student Life and Wellbeing and proud Indigenous woman Melinda Mann.
Melinda shares about her childhood growing up in small rural and regional areas, surrounded by her Indigenous family and friends, where fishing, hunting and camping were some of her favourite pastimes. We learn that her childhood was a rich cultural experience which nurtured a love of learning and education. We hear how her Auntie Mabel Edmund became her mentor after she addressed her Year Five class about the impact of racism on Indigenous people and how kindness and generosity were so important in their communities. We also learn that she became the first in her family to attend university and has now completed a PhD at CQUni. Melinda tells us that she believes it is so important to identify your values early in life and to surround yourself with good people as they give you perspective. So true Melinda!
