Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

We’re proud to celebrate Carlyn Waters, our Deputy CEO, whose leadership continues to shape the future of the public sector. In this milestone 30th episode of Trailblazing with Corbett Price, Carlyn shares a rare and powerful perspective on what it means to be an Aboriginal leader in 2025. Her reflections on resilience, adaptability, curiosity and humility illustrate how cultural traits can embody a growth mindset and help us sit in uncertainty while staying focused on a greater purpose. A must-listen for anyone committed to inclusive leadership and meaningful change.

Missed the 2025 AIATSIS Summit? Not to worry, keynote presentations are now available online!📣 Hear from the many leaders, visionaries and changemakers who gathered on Larrakia Country to share their knowledge and empower First Nation voices for the future. 👉🏾 Watch the keynotes now and join the conversation shaping our future. 🔗 Access the keynotes here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/g_S2MgWP #Summit25

Mix 6: 2020 – Always Was, Always Will Be The work of Jim Bowler, John Mulvaney and others established a scientific framework for Aboriginal people as the oldest living continuous human culture on earth. The removal of the Mungo Lady and Mungo Man remains from Country in 1973 later became a watershed in the fight for the return of ancestors. This fight gathered steam in the 1980s and 1990s and continues to this day. This mix from Voices of Power features speakers from 2 films in the AIATSIS moving image collection. Marie Bennett’s ‘Mungo Lady’, produced by Rachel Perkins for the ‘From Spirit to Spirit’ series, and ‘Message from Mungo’, produced by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath. (Call Numbers: PERKINS_R001 & 930.10282 PIK DVD) ️️Who’s in the mix: 🗣  1. Marie Bennett  2. Lottie Williams   3. John Mulvaney  4. Marcia Langton

AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market is back for 2025! Join us on the Acton Peninsula for 3 days of Blak creativity and excellence, featuring deadly art, culture, music and food. 🎨 Paintings, textiles, sculptures, jewellery, homewares and more 🆓 100% of sales go direct to participating artists and art centres 📍 Acton Peninsula, Canberra, ACT 📅 7–9 November 2025 Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist or creative and want to be involved in IAM 2025? Applications for stallholders are still open! To be part of the largest Indigenous art market in the Canberra region, apply here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gHkWeQEN

Mix 5: 1997 – Gurindji, Mabo, Wik: 3 Strikes for Justice This Gurindji mix takes us back to the Wave Hill strike of 1966 and the vision of Vincent Lingiari and his fellow stockmen to establish an Aboriginal owned and run cattle station. ️Who’s in the mix: 🗣 1. Peter Morrison – Vestey spokesperson 2. Dexter Daniels – Aboriginal stockman 3. Peter Luck interviewing Vincent Lingiari and Gurindji stockmen about the GDT cattle brand. 4. Gough Whitlam – former prime minister #NAIDOCWeek 

Mix 4: 2001 – Treaty ... Let’s Get It Right This mix draws on the AIATSIS Barunga ‘Make it Right’ collection and begins with Pat Dodson in 1988 drafting the Barunga statement prior to Prime Minister Bob Hawke’s arrival. ‘Treaty Lets Get it Right’ was produced by ATSIC in 1990 as a public campaign to progress the treaty process nationally. ️Who’s in the mix: 🗣  1. Pat Dodson   2. Larissa Behrendt   3. Michael Mansell   4. Rhonda Jacobsen #NAIDOCWeek  

For 3 weeks from 27 May, we were honoured to host an international delegation to Australia with representatives from Guatemala, Mexico and the United States of America. The visit was a powerful exchange of knowledge, culture and perspectives, which highlights the importance of collaboration in Indigenous research and cultural heritage.    A heartfelt thank you to the entire delegation for your generosity, insight and shared devotion to Indigenous futures. And thank you to the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and the Council on Australia Latin America Relations for the support and commitment to international First Nations diplomacy and collaboration.    To all those across Australia who shared their knowledge and experiences with the delegation, we want you to know that it meant a lot!    👉🏾 Read more about the visit: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gxQ2zXHh

Mix 3: 2012 – Spirit of the Tent Embassy: 40 years on In 1972, in a landmark act of occupation, four Aboriginal men set up the Tent Embassy outside Parliament House (now Old Parliament House) in Canberra. This mix draws upon the Derek Freeman sound collection recorded at the nationally significant demonstration at Parliament House in 1973 (Call Number: FREEMAN_DJ01). Who’s in the mix: 🗣  1. Unidentified Aboriginal woman  2. Chicka Dixon  3. Gary Williams  #NAIDOCWeek 

Mix 2: 2013 – Claiming Our Ground Cara Kirkwood, who features in the AIATSIS Voices of Power series, gives a vivid description of the Yirrkala Bark Petitions that were presented to the Australian Parliament by the Yolngu people in 1963. 👂🏾 Hear more from Cara and others in our Voices of Power podcast: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/ggyUkDJe Who’s in the mix: 🗣  1. Cara Kirkwood  2. ABC reporter John Milbank  #NAIDOCWeek 

Mix 1: 1976 – Truganini’s Return This mix features field recordings from southeast Tasmania and Rodney Dillon speaking about the return of Truganini’s remains to Country when ‘Murrayfield’, a sheep station on Bruny Island, was handed back to the Weetapoona Aboriginal Corporation. This set of recordings are drawn from an interview Marie Ferris conducted with Rodney Dillon for the ATSIC film ‘Repatriation Project’ (Call Number: MITCHELL_R01). Who’s in the mix: 🗣  1. Rodney Dillon  2. Marie Ferris (interviewer) #NAIDOCWeek