Unsettled – seeing First Nations histories represented in the Australian Museum
- Publisher:
- Pearls and Irritations
- Publication Type:
- Internet Publication
- Citation:
- 2021
- Issue Date:
- 2021-06-17
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Unsettled - seeing First Nations histories represented in the Australian Museum - Pearls and Irritations.pdf | Published version | 2.1 MB |
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Museums, libraries and archives are traditionally not culturally safe spaces for First Nations peoples. As state institutions, they have supported the colonial process and they have privileged certain histories over others. The collections that they hold often position Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as objects or specimens of scientific and anthropological study. The historically biased nature of collecting institutions compounds the level of distrust they can raise for First Nations people, and access to them can cause significant discomfort when the materials deny or misrepresent First Nations peoples’ lived cultures and experiences.
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