NATIONAL TALK BLACK – 17/06/2025
On todays National Talk Black via NIRS – National Indigenous Radio Service we have:
Daniel Dow, Queensland Museums Repatriation Project Officer for First Nations, talking about the Repatriation Program and his work at the Queensland Museum. Culturally sensitive and restricted material from First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities are currently cared for across Queensland Museum under an ongoing care and custodianship agreement that was made between First Nations Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and Queensland Museum. The most important of this material are the Ancestral Remains of First Nations Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders, Burial Goods and Secret and/or Sacred Objects. These items were collected with little or no regard for people or traditional Customs and Law, these remains and objects are now subject to the Queensland Museum’s Repatriation Program. First Nations Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders continue the process of requesting the return their Ancestral Remains and associated material to their rightful home back on country. The return of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Ancestral Remains associated burial goods and Secret and /or Sacred Objects is now and will always be a priority for Queensland Museum. You can find out more via the link below!
https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/about/repatriation-program
Imelda Miller, Queensland Museums Curator of Torres Strait Islander and Pacific Indigenous Studies, talking about the work she does at the Queensland Museum. Imelda works with material culture and archival collections inside and outside of traditional museum environment and spaces to create access to collections for communities of origin. Her collaborative curatorial practice incorporates a combination of cultural practice, community engagement and community-led research and development. Imelda’s research focus is primarily on Australian South Sea Islander history, heritage and identity. You can find out more via the link below! (Photo Credit: Queensland Museum)
https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/…/staff…/imelda-miller
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