Tag: Indigenous
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Gladstone’s Police Creek interpretive signage
Police Creek is an important part of Gladstone’s natural environment, local history and cultural heritage. This series of interpretive signs along a popular walking trail in Gladstone explains the historical, environmental and cultural significance of the local watercourse. The signage details the life and history of the creek, including some rather confronting and previously undocumented…
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Birdsville’s Thutirla Pula Story Place interpretive signage
One of the most important Dreamtime stories from Central Australia is that of Thutirla Pula—the Two Boys. This series of interpretive signs at a significant Aboriginal ceremonial site in the Queensland Outback town of Birdsville presents a local telling of the story. Working with designer Adrienne Williams from See-Saw, we travelled to the very remote Birdsville to survey…
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Cairns Indigenous heritage display
The colonists never left, but the free food and blankets didn’t last. A series of six interpretive display panels on Cairns Esplanade exploring the region’s Indigenous history and cultural heritage. The copy was researched and written in consultation with Yidinji and Yirriganydji elders. Client: Cairns City Council | Design: Dot Dash