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Two publications launched during Reconciliation Week are connecting people to their Aboriginal history and celebrating the richness of Western Australia’s shared history.
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Celebrating our amazing children and inspiring the next generation
18 October 2024
Children's Week 2024: a week of fun, learning, and advocacy for children throughout Western Australia
New database establishes links to former Aboriginal settlement
26 May 2024
Media release
We've released a searchable database of the men, women and children admitted to Carrolup Settlement between 1915 and 1922, and those who passed away and were buried at Carrolup or the nearby Katanning Cemetery up until 1949.
2024 Reconciliation Week Street Banners are up
23 May 2024
Media release
Organisations and local governments across metropolitan Perth and regional WA have once again joined together in a stunning display of unity through the annual Reconciliation Week Street Banners Project.
AHWA takes truth telling and family research to the regions
30 April 2024
Team members from Aboriginal History Western Australia (AHWA) and the State Library of Western Australia's Storylines program hit the road in March to hold free family history sessions in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt.
Aboriginal History WA and Storylines take off on regional road trip
11 March 2024
Media release
Team members from Aboriginal History Western Australia (AHWA) and the State Library of Western Australia's Storylines will be hitting the road this March to jointly hold free family history sessions in the Great Southern and Wheatbelt.
New face-to-face space for Aboriginal people seeking family history
19 December 2023
Media release
Aboriginal people who want to learn more about their family history now have a dedicated client space within the State Library to request ancestry information and research services.
Historical town blocks granted to Aboriginal people in Western Australia
2 October 2023
A new database is now available, revealing town blocks purchased, leased and licensed by Aboriginal people throughout Western Australia between 1900 and 1960.
Remembering Mount Margaret Mission’ sheds light on a history seldom told
4 August 2022
A unique insight into the lives of Aboriginal children living at the Mount Margaret Mission, located on Wongatha land in the Goldfields-Esperance region, has been produced by the State Government’s Aboriginal History WA.
Publications promote richness of shared history
3 June 2022
Two publications launched during Reconciliation Week are connecting people to their Aboriginal history and celebrating the richness of Western Australia’s shared history.
Street banners celebrate National Reconciliation Week
1 June 2021
Organisations from across Western Australia are showing their commitment to and support for reconciliation by sponsoring a banner through the Reconciliation Week Street Banner Project.
New online resource helps trace Aboriginal family histories
25 September 2020
Media release
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt today launched the Norman Tindale Collection which includes genealogical information and photographs from Aboriginal communities throughout Australia.
Aboriginal History WA helping Western Australians unlock their Aboriginal ancestry
3 June 2020
Media release
Aboriginal Affairs Minister Ben Wyatt is encouraging Western Australians to use the services of Aboriginal History WA (AHWA) to learn about their Aboriginal ancestry, after gaining access to his own family records.
State Government commences historic Rottnest Island Wadjemup Project
2 June 2020
Media release
A project to reconcile the history of Aboriginal people's imprisonment at Rottnest Island is one step closer, with the development of a cultural authority process to lead State-wide Aboriginal community engagement.
Phase 3 of COVID-19 roadmap to commence from Saturday, June 6
2 June 2020
Media release
The State Government has announced Phase 3 of the roadmap to ease COVID-19 restrictions in WA, with significant changes coming into effect from Saturday, June 6.
'In this together': online National Reconciliation Week celebrations begin this week
26 May 2020
Western Australians are encouraged to join the digital celebration of Reconciliation Week 2020, as COVID-19 reminds us that, more than ever, we are 'In this together'.
Treasures of Western Australia digitised and accessible to all
5 December 2019
A new, free digital platform that provides access to the extraordinary collections from Western Australia's main cultural institutions through a single, searchable portal, has gone live.
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