Topics: Culture

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2005 - North Coastal - view

Skeletal remains of fourteen Indigenous people dated at 4000 bp [before the present] are discovered during excavations for a bus shelter at Narrabeen. They are the oldest skeletal remains so far located in the Sydney region. The remains are put to rest at North Head. Among the skeletal material are 17 stone artefacts including back blades. One man appears to have been ritually killed. Stone back blades, used as barbs on spears are found inside his body. There is also an axe mark on the skull.

2005 - Central - view

Indigenous arts landscape

2005 - Central - view

Indigenous visual arts

2005 - North West - view

Aboriginal cultural site (“Place of the Gods” heritage site)

2006 - North West - view

compensation for cultural heritage destruction

2006 - North West - view

Wonnarua cultural heritage

2006 - South Coastal - view

Wiradjuri

2006 - South Coastal - view

‘Yirra and her Deadly Dog’

2006 - South Coastal - view

'Two Women Dreaming'

2006 - Central - view

1970s soap opera Number 96

2006 - Central - view

Prisoner

2006 - Central - view

The Chant of Jiimy Blacksmith

2006 - Central - view

The Fringe dwellers

2006 - West - view

Darug tribal gathering

2007 - North West - view

traditional Aboriginal dancing performed by the Peninsula Indigenous Performing Arts Dance group

2007 - South Coastal - view

La Perouse Youth Haven

2007 - Central - view

2007 film, VOTE YES FOR ABORIGINES

2008 - 2009 - North Coastal - view

Gawura Centre for Indigenous education is established at Brookvale TAFE. The active and influential Aboriginal Education Consultative Group meets monthly at Gawura to take action and work for Aboriginal education and cultural matters in the Northern Beaches.

2008 - 2009 - North Coastal - view

The Aboriginal Heritage Office in Northbridge undertakes strategic planning with councils: Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove, Manly, North Sydney, Warringah, Willoughby site mapping, site management and protection, conservation of sites and recovery of human remains, Balls Head whale engraving protection, and working with Australian Museum, education and awareness programs in TAFE and schools. Festivals, NAIDOC and Reconciliation events, fostering Networks, local government conferences, National Parks and Wildlife advisory roles, Willoughby Aboriginal history project.

2008 - Central - view

short film 'Djarns Djarns'