Ruth Hegarty won the 1998 David Unaipon Award for her manuscript Is That You, Ruthie? Her sequel memoir, Bittersweet Journey (UQP 2003), recounts her life after Cherbourg Mission as a wife, mother and advocate for the Indigenous community. Ruth has been awarded both a Premier's Award for Queensland Seniors for outstanding service to the community and an Honorary Doctorate from the ACU in recognition of her contributions to Australian literature and Indigenous Education. In 2023, her memoir, Is That You, Ruthie?, was adapted into a successful stage show. Dr Jackie Huggins AM FAHA, a member of the Bidjara and Birri Gubba Juru peoples, is currently leading the work for Treaty/Treaties in Queensland. In popular demand as a speaker on Aboriginal issues, she is a well-known historian and author, with articles published widely in Australia and internationally.