The scholastic success of Bolongaia (Maria Lock), at the Parramatta Native Institution in 1819, arguably positions her as an academic giant. Bolongaia’s exam results challenged the opinions of the day when she ‘bore away the chief prize’. Bolongaia’s academic success was based purely on her acquisition of western based knowledges and values. In contrast, I was awarded a Masters of Indigenous Education in 2016. This academic achievement draws attention to a significant change in the positioning of Aboriginal Knowledges in the academy. This article is a letter to my ancestral grandmother, Bolongaia, to tell her about the Aboriginal women who have challenged the status quo of western based educational frameworks and research paradigms. This article honours the Aboriginal women who have paved a way for Aboriginal knowledges in mainstream educational institutions in ways that Bolongaia was unable to experience and perhaps even imagine in her lifetime.

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Wirrawi Bubuwul – 原住民女性坚强

Bolongaia (Maria Lock) 于 1819 年在 Parramatta Native Institution 取得了学术上的成功，可以说是将她定位为学术巨人。Bolongaia 的考试成绩挑战了她“背负首席奖”那天的观点。Bolongaia 的学术成功完全基于她对西方知识和价值观的获取。相比之下，我在 2016 年获得了土著教育硕士学位。这一学术成就引起了人们对土著知识在学院中定位的重大变化的关注。这篇文章是写给我祖辈 Bolongaia 的一封信，向她介绍了那些挑战西方教育框架和研究范式现状的土著妇女。