ACIH Past research projects
Unsettling Histories: Australian Indigenous Modes of Historical Practice
This major investigation into Indigenous Australian historical practices seeks to find fresh perspectives and constructive methods of collaboration and historical innovation. By extending Nabokov's work on American Indian 'ways of history', this trans-national project explores multi-dimensional and sensory modes of historical delivery. These...
People of the Cedar First - Nations Art from the Northwest Coast of Canada
People of the Cedar - First Nations Art from the Northwest Coast of Canada was exhibited in the Gallery of First Australia, National Museum of Australia, form 2 March to 28 May. This was a joint PhD project between the Museum and the Australian Centre for Indigenous History. It was opened by Banduk Marika, accompanied by a forum on 2 March and...
Australian Indigenous collectors and collections
This project considers Indigenous people's contemporary roles in shaping private and public collections, and the influence of historical circumstances and ideas of communal ownership and responsibility. It therefore subverts the dominant emphasis upon Europeans as collectors and appropriators of indigenous objects. By considering Indigenous people...
