Keeping culture: Utilising Koori Elders wisdom and knowledge in education. Sharing the wisdom and knowledge of New South Wales (NSW) Koori Elders is imperative for the continuation of Koori culture and for the understanding of all Australians of the country we share. By recording oral histories and illustrating them with historical and contemporary records, images, and commentary, by insider-interview, recording and collaborative editing with participants, the project aims to document Koori Elde ....Keeping culture: Utilising Koori Elders wisdom and knowledge in education. Sharing the wisdom and knowledge of New South Wales (NSW) Koori Elders is imperative for the continuation of Koori culture and for the understanding of all Australians of the country we share. By recording oral histories and illustrating them with historical and contemporary records, images, and commentary, by insider-interview, recording and collaborative editing with participants, the project aims to document Koori Elders' wisdom and knowledge, perspectives and experiences, for use in school and community education. Expected outputs include a scholarly book, refereed-journal articles, conference presentations, and preparation resources for NSW school students, and academic publications. The proposed outputs will make it accessible to schools and communities.Read moreRead less
Recirculating Indigenous traveling songs. This project aims to develop new understandings of how unrestricted Indigenous traveling songs have spread across vast geographic and linguistic boundaries in Australia, investigating ways these songs can contribute to greater social connectedness today. It intends to energise collaborative networks across Indigenous communities, language centres, and holding institutions around the world. Forging models to reinvigorate the performance of traveling songs ....Recirculating Indigenous traveling songs. This project aims to develop new understandings of how unrestricted Indigenous traveling songs have spread across vast geographic and linguistic boundaries in Australia, investigating ways these songs can contribute to greater social connectedness today. It intends to energise collaborative networks across Indigenous communities, language centres, and holding institutions around the world. Forging models to reinvigorate the performance of traveling songs across a wide and diverse range of interconnected localities, this project should advance the potential for Indigenous performance culture to contribute to language revitalisation, cultural identity, and the facilitation of cross-cultural diplomacy in national and international contexts.Read moreRead less