Aunty Glenda Humes is a proud Gunditjmara woman. Her mob is from the Western districts of Victoria; but she grew up in Sydney. Later in life, Aunty Glenda moved to Canberra and studied Law at the Australian National University. Following her graduation, Aunty Glenda worked in a range of Aboriginal community-controlled organisations on law, health and family services. Captain Reg Saunders was Aunty Glenda’s father and she has worked to research and share his stories and those of many others. She is attending the festival with James Saunders to speak about Fighting for Country: The extraordinary life of Reg Saunders, Australia’s first Indigenous military officer, hero of two wars.
