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2019
AIATSIS CEO Wrap Up of 2019
23 Dec 2019
I want to take this opportunity as people head on a well-deserved break, to wish you all a wonderful Christmas and happy New Year. It has been a very busy year for AIATSIS with many successful activities.
Gangalidda Garawa peoples celebrate the return of their cultural heritage material from Manchester Museum at handover event in Moungibi (Burketown)
19 Dec 2019
Yesterday, the Gangalidda Garawa people gathered to celebrate the return of culturally significant items from the Manchester Museum.
Continuity and resurgence: AIATSIS brings focus back to the people in Ngulla Wellamunagaa
5 Dec 2019
'Ngulla Wellamunagaa – Trees that Have Survived and Revived' is now open at the National Museum of Australia.
Vale Sam Watson
28 Nov 2019
Earlier this week, Australia lost one of its most courageous leaders and activists in Sam Watson. His family said that when he passed he was surrounded by loved ones, who held his hand as he made his journey back to the Old People.
Nyamal Nation welcomes the return of cultural heritage material
27 Nov 2019
Representatives of the Nyamal Nation participated in a private ceremony yesterday at the Western Australian Museum to welcome cultural he
Gangalidda Garawa and Nyamal Nations receive significant material from Manchester Museum at Australia House handover ceremony
25 Nov 2019
A delegation of Traditional Owners from the Gangalidda Garawa Nation and representatives from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and
AIATSIS and Manchester Museum sign formal partnership Memorandum of Understanding
22 Nov 2019
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and the Manchester Museum, part of The University of
Mudburra to English first dictionary to include handsigns
22 Nov 2019
The Mudburra to English Dictionary was officially launched this week.
AIATSIS welcomes Uluru climbing closure decision
25 Oct 2019
Craig Ritchie, the CEO of AIATSIS congratulates the Anangu on this momentous occasion for their people and culture.
Aranda and Bardi Jawi representatives attend handover ceremony at the Illinois State Museum
24 Oct 2019
A handover ceremony in Illinois has signified the official repatriation of 42 culturally significant items to Traditional Owners.