Margo neale songlines6/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() They are all great advocates, not just for this show, but indeed for the work that happens in cultural institutions like this representing the stories, the experiences, the lives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in this country, and I do thank them for joining us. It’s all true, but we actually have some of my favourite people in the world who are here tonight. Tonight – it’s written down here – tonight we welcome a dynamic group of panellists to explore the epic issues embodied in our current breakthrough exhibition in Songlines: Tracking the Seven Sisters. Is that working okay, that mic for you? Is it all good? Great. I also want – especially today, but, as is something that we pride ourselves on here – I want to extend that sense of respect and openness of this institution to all Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander peoples who are with us today. I offer my respect to elders past, present and those of tomorrow. I’m always grateful for the welcome and the generosity of spirit that they show to us here at the Museum, and the Museum community to be on their lands. ![]() I’m the Director of the National Museum of Australia, and I’d like to start tonight, as always for events here at the Museum, by acknowledging that we meet on the lands of the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal, Ngambri peoples, who are the traditional custodians of this land. MATHEW TRINCA: For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Mat Trinca. ![]()
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