First Nations stories
Read and reflect on First Nations history, culture and experience
First Nations
The convict impact on Aboriginal people
Impacts of the convict system on Aboriginal Country and communities
Weaving their magic: Amy Hammond and Lorrelle Munro
We spoke to weavers Amy and Lorrelle, co-founders of Yinarr Maramali and weavers-in-residence at The Weaving Room in the Museum of Sydney
‘Gii, Gundhi (Hearts and Homes)’
A single song can have a thousand meanings depending on its interpreter. Yuwaalaraay storyteller and musician Nardi Simpson shares her version of a 19th-century parlour song
First Nations
A fisher woman of Warrane
Daringa’s short but fascinating life reflects the connection of coastal Aboriginal peoples to the water, and the key role played by women in the fishing economy
First Nations
To speak the unspoken
For Aboriginal people, the Hyde Park Barracks and the convict system it oversaw represent a very different ‘founding narrative’, one that needs to be told in Aboriginal voices
Kia ora: compelling Kiwi stories
Telling authentic Indigenous stories from our sites with care is an important challenge
First Nations
The future of the colony's dreaming
The Museum of Sydney site is set to be transformed into a new First Nations cultural space