Queensland Museum South Bank - Dandiiri Maiwar

On Sunday 27 May 2007, over 80 people came together to commemorate four key anniversaries: 110 years since the 1897 Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of Sale of Opium Act which legalised the 'protection and control' of Aboriginal people; 50 years of NAIDOC; 40 years since the 1967 referendum and 10 years since the Bringing them Home stolen generations report.

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Webcast: Seminar Highlights

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Tania Major: Key Note Speaker
Griffith graduate in Criminology, Project Officer at the Cape York Institute and Kokoberra woman from Kowanyama Cape York Peninsular, 2006 Queensland Young Australian of the Year and 2007 Young Australian of the Year. Tania Major first came to prominence three years ago as the youngest person elected to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission. The Cairns based indigenous youth advocate used her profile to draw attention to domestic violence in the Aboriginal community.

Tania Major speaks about the direction for Queensland Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders working within the arts and encouraging young people to seize the opportunities that have followed events surrounding the 1967 Referendum.
Part 1 of 3   6:43 minutes   Windows media: dialup or broadband
Part 2 of 3   7:51 minutes    Windows media: dialup or broadband
Part 3 of 3   5:17 minutes    Windows media: dialup or broadband

Fiona Foley: The 1897 Act
Adjunct Professor, Queensland College of Art, Griffith University

Fiona Foley speaks about the 1897 Aboriginals Protection and Restriction of Sale of Opium Act and her art work, which focuses on issues associated with the act.
Part 1 of 2 6:41 minutes Windows media: dialup or broadband
Part 2 of 2 5:05 minutes Windows media: dialup or broadband

Aunty Ruth Hegarty speaks about her personal experiences living on the Mission and her book, Are you there Ruthie?.
Part 1 of 4   8:18 minutes   Windows media: dialup or broadband
Part 2 of 4   8:21 minutes   Windows media: dialup or broadband
Part 3 of 4   8:03 minutes   Windows media: dialup or broadband
Part 4 of 4   4:03 minutes   Windows media: dialup or broadband

Moira Bligh: Fifty years of NAIDOC
Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development

Moira Bligh speaks about fifty years of NAIDOC.
Part 1 of 2 7:59 minutes Windows media: dialup or broadband
Part 2 of 2 3:34 minutes Windows media: dialup or broadband

Host:
Trish Barnard, Senior Curator, Indigenous Studies, Cultures and Histories Program, Queensland Museum Trish Barnard was curator of the Old Ways, New Ways exhibition that highlighted these key anniversaries, held at Queensland Museum South Bank in 2007. She has worked on a number of other exhibitions including the touring exhibition 'Woven forms' and co-curated 'Story Place: Indigenous Art of Cape York and the Rainforest' with Peter Denham at the Queensland Art Gallery in 2003. Trish has worked extensively throughout the Cape York Peninsula and has conducted research on the Indigenous collections at all major Australian museums. She regularly contributes critiques of contemporary exhibitions and commentary of Indigenous art issues.

This free public event was proudly sponsored by the Centre for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University, in partnership with Queensland Museum.

Co-convened by Anna Haebich, Director and Anna Cole, Postdoctoral Fellow, Centre for Public Culture and Ideas, Griffith University, with Trish Barnard, Senior Curator, Queensland Museum.

Murri Milestones: Remembering the 1967 Referendum and other significant anniversaries

Webcast: Seminar Highlights