Blog: Collection
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Conservation of Indigenous Language Cards
Indigenous languagesLinguisticsCollection
2 Sep 2019 Rhonda Smith, James CampbellThe Ken Hale language cards in the AIATSIS Collection number over 3500 and help document various Indigenous languages from the remote regions of Australia.
Treaty - Yothu Yindi
'Treaty', by the band Yothu Yindi, was a worldwide hit and remains one of Australia’s most iconic rock songs.
Pallottine Mission student records - Tardun, WA
CollectionReserves and missionsArchives and archiving
5 Jun 2019 Cathy ZdanowiczIn July 2017, the Pallottines donated a collection of material to AIATSIS relating to the Mission, hostel and school that had been operating in Tardun, WA, from 1948 to 2004. A portion of this collection included the student files that had been kept and maintained in relation to Aboriginal children who had been staying in the hostel and attending the school.
Nganapurru malngmarama balandanha runungura baman
War ServiceHistoryIndigenous Australian LanguagesCollection
23 Apr 2019 Rita MetzenrathA month after the bombing of Darwin in 1942, a parachute came down on Rirratjingu lands on Bremmer Island. Read how Wandjuk Marika rescued American pilot Flt Lt Clarence Sanford.
A Rare Pine Needle & Raffia Mat by Marilyne Nicholls
In 2016, AIATSIS acquired a tiny woven object only 16cm in diameter for our Art and Object Collection. Its small size belies the complex story behind its creation.
Remembrance Day 2018
War ServiceIndigenous Australians: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peopleBlack DiggersCollection
11 Nov 2018 Rita MetzenrathAIATSIS pays our respects to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders who served and died in all wars.
A Larrakia - Filipino Love Story
The Gary Lee collection: ephemera 1991-2012 contains a number of unique items relating to the play ‘Keep Him My Heart: A Larrakia - Filipino Love Story’. These include draft scripts, the original ink set designs, cue sheets and the art work for the promotional poster for the play.
A response to ‘Aboriginalia and the politics of Aboriginal kitsch’
A response to Dr. Liz Conor’s The Conversation essay ‘Aboriginalia’ and the politics of Aboriginal kitsch’ by Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Wiradjuri elder and collector of Aboriginalia, with curator Sally Brand.
Reading Room Display: The Kerry Reed-Gilbert collection
A new display has opened in the AIATSIS Reading Room featuring Aboriginalia from the Kerry Reed-Gilbert collection.
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