Tag: Adivasis/Aborigines

Paul Daley: Myall Creek, Australia. Here, in 1838, a crime that would not be forgotten took place / Rock art as record of imperialism

Remembering is central to healing the pain of injustice and atrocity.  Indigenous Australians have a way of remembering, the good and the bad, through oral history and art that passes memories down through the generations. I know of parts of central west New South Wales where the Indigenous women still talk in vivid detail about their… Read More Paul Daley: Myall Creek, Australia. Here, in 1838, a crime that would not be forgotten took place / Rock art as record of imperialism

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Aboriginal DNA study reveals 50,000-year story of sacred ties to land / Australian dig finds evidence of habitation 80,000 years ago

First posted March 2017; March 2018 Melissa Davey A study of ancient Aboriginal hair samples has revealed distinct Aboriginal populations were present in Australia with little geographical movement for up to 50,000 years. The discovery of such a long, continuous presence in the those regions emphasised why land was so sacred to Aboriginal people, researchers… Read More Aboriginal DNA study reveals 50,000-year story of sacred ties to land / Australian dig finds evidence of habitation 80,000 years ago

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