Aboriginal elder's mission to get stolen artefact back after 70 years
By Cath Adams
An Aboriginal breastplate given to Jack Kapeen in 1865 disappeared from a Lismore museum about 100 years later, only to be sold at auction in 2011.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-14/calls-to-bring-aboriginal-bundjalung-artefact-home/105758992
#IndigenousAustralians #History #IndigenousCulture #CathAdams
World-famous Horizontal Falls to allow more tourists, with cultural focus
By Ruby Littler
Tourism operators, the state government and traditional owners strike an agreement about the future of tourism at the famed Horizontal Falls in WA's Kimberley.
#TourismandLeisureIndustry #IndigenousAustralians #TravelandTourism #IndigenousCulture #StateandTerritoryGovernment #RubyLittler
Calls for greater protections for Rottnest after Indigenous remains discovered
By Lauren Smith and Greig Johnston
Aboriginal leaders call for greater protections for Rottnest Island after the discovery of Indigenous remains during construction work at the popular holiday resort last week.
#IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousCulture #IndigenousPolicy #LaurenSmith #GreigJohnston
Manitoulin Island: The World's Largest Freshwater Island 🌊
Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island located in Lake Huron The current name of the island is the English version, via French, of the Ottawa or Ojibwe name Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ). It's home to hiking trails, Indigenous communities, and serene beaches. You can even find lakes *on* the island—with islands in them!
CBC: How a virtual museum is preserving Igloolik culture from the 1960s and 70s. “From games for children to hunting equipment for men, a new interactive virtual museum is bringing Igloolik culture right to your phone with one click. ‘Inuit Worlds: From Past to Present’ is an online museum that features more than 50 objects collected by the late anthropologist Bernard Saladin d’Anglure in […]
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/04/07/cbc-how-a-virtual-museum-is-preserving-igloolik-culture-from-the-1960s-and-70s/Manitoulin Island: The World's Largest Freshwater Island 🌊
Manitoulin Island is the world’s largest freshwater island located in Lake Huron The current name of the island is the English version, via French, of the Ottawa or Ojibwe name Manidoowaaling (ᒪᓂᑝᐙᓕᓐᒃ). It's home to hiking trails, Indigenous communities, and serene beaches. You can even find lakes *on* the island—with islands in them!
Word of the Day: "Potlatch"
…a ceremonial feast practiced by Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest, including BC’s Haida Nation, involving gift-giving and cultural celebrations. This practice was banned from 1884-1951 but has since been revitalized. 🇨🇦 #IndigenousCulture #Canada
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Attached: 1 image Was asked today, as an icebreaker, to share what I was currently obsessed with. My answer: The design and function of these wooden (Pacific) halibut hooks that have used by the communities of the northwest coast of the US for thousands of years: https://hakaimagazine.com/features/the-halibut-hook-revival/ I went to see these examples, from the Haida, at the Museum of Anthropology at UBC, yesterday. https://moa.ubc.ca
Sun Journal: UMaine to return human remains, burial objects to Wabanaki Nations. “The University of Maine has identified the remains of at least 26 Indigenous people and 532 burial objects held in its collection that are now slated to be returned to the Wabanaki Nations.”
https://rbfirehose.com/2026/03/15/sun-journal-umaine-to-return-human-remains-burial-objects-to-wabanaki-nations/
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