Acknowledgement This site is built on Quandamooka Country. Uncle Bill is a Mitakoodi man working on Yuggera and Turrbal lands. We respect their enduring connections to Culture and Country. We pay our respects to Elders, past, present, and emerging. Sovereignty never ceded
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Uncle Bill Lemson, a Mitakoodi Elder, photographed in his hat in front of the Aboriginal Flag.
Elder · Advocate · Truth-Teller

Uncle Bill Lemson

I am a Mitakoodi Elder living in Magandjin (Brisbane). My work spans Truth-Telling, Yarning Circles, and Community Leadership: sharing my history, supporting First Nations communities, opening honest conversations, making space for others to be heard so we can move forward in mutual understanding.

Currently Co-Chair and Ambassador, First Nations Allies Magandjin

My Life and Work →

Where I Come From

My History

“Like many First Nations people, I only know part of my story.” Uncle Bill Lemson

I tell my story in my own words, beginning on Mitakoodi Country.

Step into My History →
Ramsay Street, Cloncurry, in February 1966. Shopfronts under deep awnings, utes at the kerb, festive lights overhead.
Ramsay Street, Cloncurry February 1966. State Library of Queensland.
Uncle Bill Lemson on his feet, speaking to a seated audience in the Darnell Room, one hand raised, with Remah Naji seated beside the window.
Uncle Bill closing the Yarning Circle of Sunday 23 August 2026.
St John’s Cathedral Series

Yarning Circles

“I want you to go home and talk to your grandkids and tell them where you were and what you learned. That’s why I run the Yarning Circle: so you can get a story and take it home. We are spreading the word of our life, our stories. Your grandkid, boy or girl, one day could be the premier of Queensland, and will know something about what goes on in Yarning Circles.” Uncle Bill Lemson, 23 August 2026

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What’s On

First Nations Community Calendar

Find verified First Nations community, culture, and ally events across South-East Queensland, checked with the organisers and updated every Friday.

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A woman at an outdoor table holding a printed page of the First Nations Community Calendar.
Uncle Bill Lemson by the ocean in his hat and striped scarf, smiling at the viewer.
From Uncle Bill