Inside the Mitchell Library's bronze doors: When good intentions met colonialism

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https://thedailyperspective.org/article/2026-03-07-inside-the-mitchell-librarys-bronze-doors-when-good-intentions-met-colonialism-cbcced41

Ancient Australian rock art site reveals 1,700 years of remarkably preserved Aboriginal fiber craft

High on the rugged sandstone hills of Quinkan Country in southeastern Cape York Peninsula, a small rock shelter has yielded one of the most unusual archaeological finds in Australia. Known as Windmill Way, the site preserves more than 500 fragments of ancient string and other fiber...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/11/australian-rock-shelter-reveals-aboriginal-fiber-craft/

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Ancient finger grooves in glittering Australian cave reveal sacred rituals of First Nations ancestors

Researchers have just uncovered ancient finger marks — traces of sacred gestures from millennia past — deep within a limestone cave called New Guinea II (also known as Waribruk to the GunaiKurnai people) in GunaiKurnai Country in southeastern Australia...

More info: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/07/ancient-finger-grooves-in-glittering-australian-cave/

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The #Minjil dancers introducing us to Country in Gimuy/Cairns for the inaugural symposium of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Indigenous & Environmental Histories & Futures

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Lorraine Namarnyilk "Sugarbag Dreaming" 51cm x 71cm on
Arches Djurra 600g.

This painting depicts a sugarbag person from country east of the Mann River. The people were living in the area when Wak, the black crow, became angry that they were stealing his country so cut them in half with a stone axe. They became mankung or sugarbag, the honey of native bees that is found in hives in tree hollows. The bees do not sting and if it can be found, mankung is delicious. The wax is used for a number of purposes including sealing the mouthpieces of didjiridus.

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Evidence dug up by archaeologists that matches the living knowledge of native people in the area - could be "the oldest known continuous cultural practice in the world," at least 12,000 years old!

https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/04/science/worlds-oldest-ritual-intl-scli-scn/index.html

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Groundbreaking research has identified that levels of genetic diversity among Indigenous Australians may be among the highest in the world.

First Nations people first arrived on the Australian continent more than 65,000 years ago and dispersed to every corner of the country, where both strong cultural and genetic diversity developed between groups.

Discover how understanding this diversity can improve First Nations health… https://ausgeo.co/indigenousdna

📷 Brooke Sutton Contemporary Indigenous Artist

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Original toot date: 27 January, 2023

Yesterday, I had the privilege and honour of attending Bunjil’s Marroun Healing Ceremony 2023. It was a moving day not just of mourning, but a day filled with hope of creating a truly inclusive future for everyone in our community and our country.
Thank you Aunty Di (Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung Elder; Dianne Kerr) for you beautifully heartfelt welcome and sharing what the day means to you.
Thank you Courtney Ugle of the Noongar mob and the AFLW for sharing your deeply personal and difficult story and for being an example of what we can achieve despite adversity and continuing to seek an inclusive and equal community for all.
Thank you Nhanbu Togip for teaching us your traditional dance and including us in your customs, it was an honor to be taught by you.
Thank you David Arden for your sharing your music; music that is deeply personal and enlightening.
Finally, thank you Moonee Valley City Council for hosting the event, working tirelessly to bring healing to our Indigenous communities and being an example to aspire to.

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