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First Nations

Handpainted image from book of woman in canoe. Margins of page visible on left and right.
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

A collection of old printed documents

Cummeragunja Walk Off

This page marks the 80th anniversary of the Cummeragunja Walk Off which began in February 1939 and ended nine months later in October/November.

Uncle Wes Marne,a Bigambul Elder telling stories at the Yarning Circle as part of the Eel Festival at Elizabeth Farm

First Nations Hub

A dedicated space for First Nations community, cultures and history

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First Nations Speaker Series

Presented in collaboration with GML Heritage and the Research Centre for Deep History at the Australian National University

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6 July, 6pm
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First Nations Speaker Series

Presented in collaboration with GML Heritage and the Research Centre for Deep History at the Australian National University

Smoke coming from lit gum leaves for the Smoking Ceremony at Eel Festival 2021

First Nations strategy

In July 2022 we launched our First Nations Strategy, an ambitious strategy and action plan for ensuring that First Nations voices, perspectives and histories are embedded across our programs, exhibitions and content channels

[First Government House, Sydney] / watercolour drawing by John Eyre

First encounters

The Museum of Sydney is built on and around a site that links us to the very beginnings of modern Australia

Stone monument with plaque with distant view behind.
First Nations

Frontier violence

Violence at the frontier

Maria Lock’s 1831 petition

This extraordinary document is of great interest historically – and, as Dr Penny Stannard discovered, it also contains a moving connection to her own family that continues to resonate down the generations