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Koorie Heritage Trust (VIC) – Established in 1985 to raise awareness of the cultural diversity of Koorie culture, the Koorie Heritage Trust has become a linchpin in the reconciliation process. All of the Trust’s activities and projects focus on awareness, education and healing. www.koorieheritagetrust.com |
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Worn Gundidj Aboriginal Cooperative at Tower Hill Reserve (VIC) – Nestled in the crater of a dormant volcano, the Tower Hill Reserve, is a fascinating ecological site that shows that Aboriginal people were living in the area at the time of the eruption some 30 000 years ago. Today, the area is a thriving nature reserve and natural history centre where visitors can learn about local Indigenous culture. www.worngundidj.org.au |
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Murdudjurl Tours and Art Centre (NT) - Offering travellers authentic indigenous experiences through tailored cultural tours, this Aboriginal-owned and operated family business lies in the heart of Kakadu National Park. Visitors may take a guided walk along the billabong before joining traditional owners for painting and weaving demonstrations. Murdudjurl Art Centre showcases the traditional and contemporary artwork of the local traditional owners. www.aboriginaltourism.com.au |
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Mbantua Art Gallery and Cultural Museum in Alice Springs (NT) – Specialising in Indigenous art from the Utopia region of Central Australia, this gallery is home to one of the largest collections of Aboriginal art in the country. Showcasing the works of over 250 artists, the collection includes paintings, drawings and sculptures. www.mbantua.com.au |
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Ningenneh Tunapry Tasmanian Aboriginal Gallery (TAS) - The Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery presents visitors with a rich insight into the traditional and contemporary cultural practices and issues of Tasmanian Aboriginals. The moving exhibition includes a full size bark canoe built by Aboriginal community members – a project that has not been attempted in over 170 years. www.tmag.tas.gov.au |
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Bookabee Tours Australia (SA) – Escape to the spectacular Flinders Ranges for an inspiring holiday incorporating a unique Aboriginal cultural experience. Listen to Creation stories of the Adnyamathanha people at traditional sites where ancient paintings and engravings whisper of a time long ago. www.bookabee.com.au |
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Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery (SA) – With over 3,000 items on display in an interactive setting, the Australian Aboriginal Cultures Gallery is considered the largest and most significant collection of Indigenous artifacts and archival material in the world. www.samuseum.sa.gov.au |
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Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve and Namadgi National Park (SA) – At Mount Namadgi there are arrangements of stones believed to be part of the ceremonial life of the local Aboriginal people. Along the Birrigai Time Trail at Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve, traces of the previous inhabitants can be seen in boulder shelters, camps and tool making sites. www.tams.act.gov.au |
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Namadgi Visitors Centre (ACT) – Namadgi Visitors Centre provides walkers with essential information about the areas walking trails. Covering almost half of the Australian Capital Territory, Namadgi National Park is distinguished by high rolling plateaus, great trout-fishing streams and dense forest just 30 kilometers from Canberra. www.tams.act.gov.au |
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National Museum of Australia (ACT) – The exhibition First Australians introduces visitors to the two Indigenous groups in Australia – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Welcoming guests with a simulated interactive smoking ceremony complete with contemporary Indigenous dancers and music, the display features handcrafted baskets and dillybags, bark paintings, thousands of early stone tools and a collection of glass spearheads from the Kimberleys. www.nma.gov.au |
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The Bama Way (QLD) – Following storylines through the two Aboriginal nations of the Kuku Yalanji and Guugu Yimithirr peoples, the Bama Way is an Aboriginal guided tour that takes visitors from Cairns to north of Cooktown. The journey allows people to experience southeastern Cape York through the eyes of the people who have called the area home for tens of thousands of years. www.bamaway.com.au |
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Guurrbi Tours (QLD) – Willie Gordon, the traditional storyteller of the Nugal-warra clan, takes guests to ancestral rock art sites, set high in the hills above Hope Vale near Cooktown. Here he shares the stories behind his ancestor’s art and explains how the paintings speak of the essence of life and the lore of his people. www.guurrbitours.com |
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Kuku Yalanji Cultural Habitat Tours (QLD) - Join the Kubirri Warra brothers as they introduce you to Tropical North Queensland’s culture. Learn how to throw a spear, track coastal resources and hunt while stalking. The educational walks take you through beach, mudflat and mangrove habitats and are a captivating travel experience. www.bamaway.com.au/KukuYalanji.html |
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Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park (QLD) – Celebrating the culture of the rainforest people of Tropical North Queensland, Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park is a theatrical interpretation of Indigenous society from the beginning of time and into the future. Seven separate arenas allow visitors to experience local culture. Visitors to the interactive Camp Village can learn didgeridoo playing and boomerang throwing, while Tjapukai by Night is an evocative performance that climaxes in a ceremonial fire. www.tjapukai.com.au |
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Kepa Kurl (WA) – Set in the picturesque town of Esperance, Kepa Kurl Eco Discovery Tours reveal how the Noongar people maintained their unique culture within the pristine beach and bush environs. Taking visitors out to sites of significance, including the extraordinary Wave Rock formation, Kepa Kurl cultural guide Doc Reynolds gives an intimate insight into the history of this stunning part of Australia. www.kepakurl.com.au |
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Kooljaman at Cape Leveque (WA) – Located on the northern tip of the Dampier Peninsula, this wilderness camp is bordered by a coastline teeming with marine life. Guests can snorkel with tropical fish, try their hand at mud crabbing or simply soak up the tranquillity. Kooljaman at Cape Leveque has a variety of accommodation, including luxurious safari tents that offer unrestricted views of the bay. www.kooljaman.com.au |
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Anangu Waai (NT) – On the famous Liru Walk visitors can retrace the path of the Liru ancestors through bushland near Uluru. Hear the tragic fate of Lungkata (Blue Tongue Lizard Man) and see demonstrations of ancient bush skills such as making fire without matches and carving wooden tools with only a sharpened stone. www.ananguwaai.com.au |
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Muru Mittigar (NSW) - Muru Mittigar enables you to participate and interact with members of the local Aboriginal community through exciting educational and enriching cultural activities. With a focus on providing employment opportunities for Aboriginal people, Muru Mittigar also presents positive outcomes for the local community, by creating a meeting place for sharing cultures. www.murumittigar.com.au |
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Tiwi Tours (NT) - The Tiwi Islanders have been welcoming tourists to their island for nearly 20 years. You’ll visit the modern day Aboriginal community of Nguiu (pronounced new-you) with a population of 2000 and be shown around by a local guide. For those who want a more hands on experience camp overnight in the northern part of the island and participate in traditional food hunting and gathering. Dare to try mangrove worm or their favourite turtle eggs. www.aussieadventure.com.au/titours/ti.html |