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Survival and revival of the string figures of Yirrkala
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/survival-and-revival-of-the-string-figures-of-yirrkala/

String figures, or Matjka-wuma, are patterns or designs made on the hands with a loop of string.

Published 19 March 2015

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Leilira blades from Arnhem Land
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/cultural-objects/leilira-blades-from-arnhem-land/

These are five long stone blades with sharp edges, known by archaeologists as Leilira blades.

Published 02 October 2012

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
Cultural connections
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/

Learn about First Nations cultural material in our collections and our engagement with communities to activate stories of living culture.

Published 11 October 2018

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Library Guides for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Material
https://australian.museum/learn/collections/museum-archives-library/research-library/guides/

Discover our guides that help you research our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural material in the library.

Published 10 April 2019

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Sydney Elders exhibition
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/

Collection of portraits of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders, photographed by Mervyn Bishop.

Published 25 May 2020

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Recognising Invasions
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/recognising-invasions/

Learn from the perspectives and experiences of First Nations peoples along with the historical records.

Published 04 August 2021

First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander aboriginal and torres strait islander histories and cultures
Fighting wars
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/fighting-wars/

Learn about the decades of armed, violent conflicts between sovereign First Nations and the colonists.

Published 13 August 2021

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Healing nations
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/healing-nations/

It is important for First Nations peoples to be fully engaged in the process of structural reform to overcome the legacies of colonisation, and together we can work towards a new shared future.

Published 25 August 2021

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Surviving genocide
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/surviving-genocide/

Massacres, dispossession, dispersals, sterilisation of Aboriginal women, forced child removals and assimilation policies - all acts of genocide, have been committed against First Nations peoples.

Published 19 August 2021

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Remembering massacres
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/unsettled/remembering-massacres/

Learn how colonial massacres became a defining strategy to eradicate active resistance from First Nations peoples.

Published 09 August 2021

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