Culture and History

Local Aboriginal Groups:

Wadawuurung Aboriginal Corporation. This includes the Registered Aboriginal Party for this area. (Lismore)

https://www.wadawurrung.org.au/

https://www.facebook.com/wadawurrung/?ref=py_c

https://www.vaclang.org.au/projects/wathawurrung-ipad-app.html

Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative. Provides services for people in the Geelong and Colac areas.

http://www.wathaurong.org.au/

https://www.facebook.com/wathaurong/

Describes the difference between the Corporation and the Co-operative.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wathaurong

Eastern Maar Aboriginal Corporation (to the south and west)

https://easternmaar.com.au/

https://www.facebook.com/easternmaar/

Map of Traditional Owner Country in Victoria

https://achris.vic.gov.au/weave/wca.html

Aboriginal Culture and History

Series of articles from "The Age" Dealing with the Yoo-rrook Justice Commission

https://www.theage.com.au/yoo-rrook-justice-commission

Complete bibliography of articles of Aboriginal settlement in Victoria. Fantastic!! (The link lets you download the full paper)

https://museumsvictoria.com.au/collections-research/journals/memoirs-of-museum-victoria/volume-24-1959/103-156/

Culture Victoria has items about art, history, craft skills,

https://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/aboriginal-culture/

Explaining the uses and art of Possum Skin Cloaks. By Museums Victoria

https://museumsvictoria.com.au/article/the-timeless-and-living-art-of-possum-skin-cloaks/

Early classic book by Alfred Howitt on history and customs. Written in 1904.

https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Native_Tribes_of_South-East_Australia

Reconciliation Victoria works with the reconciliation Councils across Victoria

http://www.reconciliationvic.org.au/about-us/our-story

There is a good website produced by Reconciliation Australia.

One page deals with culture and customs. http://www.shareourpride.org.au/sections/our-culture/

Another dealing with Northern Australia Aboriginal Culture.

http://www.aboriginalculture.com.au/Contents.html

News item dating the time of Aboriginal settlement at Tower Hill and Budj Bim

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-02-26/study-dates-victorian-volcano-that-buried-a-human-made-axe/11991290

Dunkeld museum of Aboriginal tools.

https://cv.vic.gov.au/stories/aboriginal-culture/the-aboriginal-object-collection-at-dunkeld-museum/message-stick/message-stick-1/

Use of message sticks

https://anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1525/aa.1897.10.9.02a00010

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1359183519858375

Early Melbourne Aboriginal history. Online book by Gary Presland.

http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00001b.htm

Introduction to the Kulin Nation (5 groups around Melbourne, Geelong and Ballarat)

https://www.theloop.com.au/project/scressling/portfolio/the-kulin-nation-information-packet/214699

http://www.emelbourne.net.au/biogs/EM00814b.htm

RN Drive interview with Dennis Rose about Budj Bim.

https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/drive/new-discoveries-at-indigenous-site-budj-bim/12897298

Extracts from Major Mitchell 1836 journal from Portland to northern Victoria. Chapters 3.11 and 3.12

http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks/e00036.html#CHAPTER%203.9.

Article about Major Mitchell by Rod Bird (as background to the link above)

(Some of the links below may be duplicates of links above.)