Tall ship tales: oral accounts illuminate past encounters and objects, but we need to get our story straight
- Written by Maria Nugent, Co-Director, Australian Centre for Indigenous History, Australian National University
Two Dharawal men opposing Cook’s arrival at Kurnell.
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Captain James Cook arrived in the Pacific 250 years ago, triggering British colonisation of the region. We’re asking researchers to reflect on what happened and how it shapes us today. We will be publishing more stories in this series in the coming week.
Aboriginal and Torres...