Darwin Senior Elder on Campus Mr Richard ‘Balang/Japaljarri’ Fejo is a Larrakia man (his father’s country) and Wurramungu from Tennant Creek (his mother’s country). Mr Fejo has presented Larrakia Welcome to Country in Darwin since 1994 and is a locally recognised and accepted Elder in his community. He is serving in his third year as the Chairman of the Larrakia Nation in Darwin and recently joined the board for the NT Australia Day Council. Mr Fejo was previously employed by Northern Territory General Practice Education for eleven years. In this role he spent nine years as the Senior Cultural Educator and five years as the Co-Chair of the National Cultural Educator and Cultural Mentor Network.
In 2022, Uncle Richard Fejo received an Honorary Doctorate from Flinders University in recognition of his cultural knowledge, leadership, and community engagement. Rarely awarded,
Honorary degrees honour individuals whose extraordinary service has profoundly impacted communities. Uncle Richard embodies this recognition.
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