A mossy sanctuary in Victoria’s Dandenong Ranges houses 92 sculptures, mostly of Arrernte and Pitjantjatjara men, women and children. They are steeped in primitivism, yet the park is a popular tourist attraction.
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A damning inquiry has revealed the extent of the abuse suffered by British children sent abroad between 1920 and 1970. But it skirts around Aboriginal cultural genocide.
This exhibition at the National Museum of Australia is not only brilliant but marks an important turning point in how Aboriginal art is exhibited.
A new look at some of the oral traditions of Aboriginal Australians shows a deep understanding of three red-giant variable stars, long before European observers.
Dr Joe Gumbula was a master-singer of Manikay, the exquisite Yolŋu tradition of public ceremonial song. While the songs contain incredible knowledge, scholars have rarely treated them as an intellectual tradition.
These books introduce children to Indigenous culture and experiences through colourful pictures and powerful storytelling.
Despite improvements to their content over time, secondary school history textbooks still imply that ‘real’ Australians are white.
The National Gallery of Australia’s Third National Indigenous Art Triennial presents a passionate well-considered argument for an enduring Aboriginal culture.
What are we to make of ‘Aboriginalia’: bric-a-brac, tiles, ornaments and artworks - once hugely popular - depicting caricatures of Indigenous people? What if they are collected now in a knowing, ironic way?
New reports show a widespread lack of care for the cultural needs of many of the 19,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care.
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Professor of Archaeology and Biological Anthropology, School of Social Science, The University of Queensland
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Traditional Custodian — Kurnai, Indigenous Knowledge
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Professor, Director of Centre for Rock Art Research + Management, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Physics, The University of Melbourne
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ARC Future Fellow, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Archaeology, Flinders University
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Professor, School of Humanities, Languages and Social Science, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Cultural Studies in Health
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Professor of Archaeology, College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
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Professor in Oenology, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer, University of Tasmania
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
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Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Research Fellow, Griffith University
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Assistant Professor (Law School), The University of Western Australia