This project aims to produce the first account of Noongar letter writing in Western Australian archives from 1860 to 1960. The project’s significance lies in revealing this hidden activism in the archive, restoring silenced Noongar stories to the documents, advancing scholarly understanding, and promoting decolonisation of the Western Australian archive. Expected outcomes include an ethical Noongar research model and community research knowledge space developed with Noongar leaders. This new evidence of Noongar political agency could benefit sustainability for the emerging Noongar nation and advance equity and reconciliation for all citizens of the Australian settler nation and advocacy for Indigenous rights internationally.
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Ancestors’ Words: Nyungar letter writing in the archive
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Book chapter
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Westerly Centre
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Exemption and Nyungar Letters in the West Australian Archives
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Journal article
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Aust J Politics Hist
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Attribution-Non Commercial-NoD erivs 4.0 International
Attribution-Non Commercial-NoD erivs 4.0 International