An exhibition featuring oral history recordings collected from the 1980s through to 2016 by the Koorie Heritage Trust.
These recordings share experiences and knowledge of our Koorie Elders and explore significant roles Elders hold in the Victorian Koorie community.‘That’s an old tradition that we’ve all grown up with. Listen to your Elders. Respect your Elders.’ Aunty Iris Lovett Gardiner, Gunditjmara, 2003.Explore extra online content via the links below:
Grace Sailor (Yorta Yorta) ‘When I was taken away I was only a toddler’ filmed by Tim Kanoa 2006
Fay Carter (Yorta Yorta/Dja Dja Wurrung) ‘Your home was where your people were’ filmed by Wayne Atkinson 1988
Elizabeth Morgan Hoffman (Yorta Yorta) ‘Getting living quarters for young mothers’ filmed by Wayne Atkinson c.1980s
Elizabeth Morgan Hoffman (Yorta Yorta) & Colin Walker (Yorta Yorta) ‘Talking on Country’ filmed by Wayne Atkinson 1988
Where: Koorie Heritage Trust Level 1 & 2, Yarra Building, Federation Square
When: 7 days a week, 10am to 5pm | Closed all Victorian and National Public Holidays
Cost: Free entry.
Koorie Heritage Trust
Levels 1 & 3, The Yarra Building
Federation Square, Melbourne VIC 3000
Tel: 03 8662 6300
Email: info@koorieheritagetrust.com
Website: www.koorieheritagetrust.com.au
This exhibition has been possible with the support of the Victorian Seniors Festival, the Pratt Foundation and the Victorian Government through the Victorian Seniors Festival and the Office of Aboriginal Affairs Victoria.