Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP140100289
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Using genetics to recover Australia's lost history. This project aims to use historic hair samples collected by anthropological expeditions in the early 20th Century to generate the first genetic map of Aboriginal Australia – in order to reconstruct Australia’s pre-European genetic and cultural past. The map and the detailed contextual and genealogical information from museum archives will assist Aboriginal communities and individuals to reconstruct their personal and family history and trace ancestry and augment oral or written records. The combination of cutting-edge science, detailed archival research, and a comprehensive family outreach and reporting program will be a step change in assisting Australia’s reconciliation process, the Stolen Generation, and repatriation of Indigenous remains.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2015
End Date: 12-2019
Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects
Funding Amount: $675,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History | Population, Ecological and Evolutionary Genetics | Genetics | Anthropological Genetics
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Understanding Australia's Past | Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritage |
