ngali wanthi “we search together...”
The University of Queensland Anthropology Museum invites you to
ngali wanthi “we search together...”
Research symposium and Kirrenderri Heart of the Channel Country
exhibition catalogue and education resources launch
Saturday 4 June 2022
Kirrenderri, the Heart of the Channel Country is renowned as an intersection for Aboriginal trade networks that connect the continent. Revelations of the age and scale of sites in this landscape press for a reimagining of the deep history of this country. These historic landscapes hold the stories of some of Australia’s most complex ancient trade and exchange networks, sites which clearly illustrate production on an industrial scale at one of the largest Aboriginal quarry sites in the world, offering evidence of food harvesting, storage, trade, and village style settlements.
This exhibition explores the complex interconnectedness of generations of Channel Country people, encompassing 130 years of stories, beginning with accounts by the author Alice Duncan-Kemp to the contemporary lived experiences of Mithaka Aboriginal people.
Presenting key findings produced as part of extensive cultural mapping research instigated by the Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation, with contributions by a collaborative research team from University of Queensland, Griffith University, University of New England and The Australian National University.
Registrations via Eventbrite - https://bit.ly/3NDafq3
For further information about Kirrenderri, The Heart of the Channel Country Exhibition -
https://anthropologymuseum.uq.edu.au/exhibitions/kirrenderri-heart-channel-country
Venue
Level 1, Room 111,
Mill Road,
University of Queensland Saint Lucia campus
Morning Session 10:00am – 12:00pm
Tom Griffiths
Mulka-mukana: the story of a peace ceremony on Mithaka lands in 1889 and why it matters today
Michael Westaway
An evolving investigation of the Mithaka landscape
Doug Williams
The scale of sandstone mining and grindstone production in Mithaka Country. An overview of research on sandstone quarries in Channel Country
Afternoon Session 1:00-4:00pm
Nathan Wright
Mithaka gunyah excavations: Investigations of a Mithaka home and daily life
Kelsey Lowe
Magnetic mapping on the Mithaka landscape: recent outcomes and interpretations
Geoff Ginn and Richard Martin
People and stories: cultural landscapes, anthropology and history
Natalie Franklin and Phillip Habgood
Gilparrka Almira rock art site
George Gorringe
Discussion with Mithaka Elders and Kirrenderri Co-Curators Shawnee Gorringe
and Tracey Hough about the latest developments on Mithaka Country
Peter Hiscock
Closing remarks
Official launch of the Kirrenderri, Heart of the Channel Country Exhibition Catalogue and Education Resources 4:00 – 5:00pm
With George Gorringe and Joshua Gorringe, and exhibition co-curators Shawnee Gorringe and Tracey Hough