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The Boomerangs Return: Reinvigorating Wonnarua culture
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/boomerangs/the-boomerangs-return/

A collection of Aboriginal artefacts dating to the nineteenth century is a recent addition to the Museum's 'virtual' collections.

The Boomerang is Curved to Fly
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/boomerangs/the-boomerang-is-curved-to-fly/

The technological secret of the boomerang is not its curve.

Why a Boomerang flies
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/boomerangs/why-a-boomerang-flies/

The vital boomerang attributes: convex top surface, distinctive curve, thin body and wide surface area are essential to the boomerang's aerodynamic properties.

Woppaburra people of the Keppel Islands
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/atsi-collection/woppaburra-people-of-the-keppel-islands/

Woppaburra are from a wider Whale Dreaming Indigenous Community around coastal Australia. This is a showcase our ancestor’s cultural objects and their history, as an invaluable cultural educational and teaching/learning tool for all Australians.

Case Study: Western Australian Museum 2005
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/community-engagement/case-study-western-australian-museum-2005/

Repatriation is rewarding for participants, but difficulties arise when returning diverse material and multiple institutions are involved.

Case Study: La Perouse 2002
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/community-engagement/case-study-la-perouse-2002/

Ancestral and sacred material from La Perouse was of scientific interest, but the wishes of First Nations people take precedence.

Case Study: Larrakia 1996 / 2002
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/community-engagement/case-study-larrakia-1996-2002/

The Museum's repatriation of artefacts to Larrakia, NT, in 1996 established a relationship that would be called upon again in 2002.

The 2020 Project First Nations Community Consultation Report
https://australian.museum/learn/cultures/the-2020-project/

The 2020 Project is a First Nations-led response to the upcoming 250th anniversary in 2020 of James Cook’s voyage along Australia’s eastern coastline during 1770.

The Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (A.A.P.A.)
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/aapa/

The first united all Aboriginal political organisation to form in Australia was the Australian Aboriginal Progressive Association (A.A.P.A.).

Mervyn Bishop
https://australian.museum/learn/first-nations/sydney-elders/mervyn-bishop/

The Sydney Elders portrait collection was taken by renowned Aboriginal photographer, Mervyn Bishop.