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Longlisted for the 2021 NSW Premier's History Awards for Australian
History. "The patterns and designs were laid down on the country
and in the minds of Yolnu by the ancestral beings at the time of
creation. They have been passed on through the generations from our
great grandparents, to our grandparents, to our parents, to us.
They are the reality of this country. They tell us all who we are."
-- Djambawa Marawili AM Djalkiri are "footprints" -- ancestral
imprints on the landscape that provide the Yolnu people of eastern
Arnhem Land with their philosophical foundations. This book
describes how Yolnu artists and communities keep these foundations
strong, and how they have worked with museums to develop a
collaborative, community-led approach to the collection and display
of their artwork. It includes contributions from Yolnu elders and
artists as well as Indigenous and non-Indigenous historians and
curators. Together they explore how the relationship between
communities and museums has changed over time. From the early 20th
century, anthropologists and other collectors acquired artworks and
objects and took photographs in Arnhem Land that became part of
collections at the University of Sydney. Later generations of Yolnu
have sought out these materials and, with museum curators, proposed
a new type of relationship, based on a deeper respect for Yolnu
intellectual frameworks and a commitment to their central role in
curation. This book tells some of their stories. Featuring over 300
colour images, Djalkiri is published in conjunction with a
largescale exhibition of Yolnu art and culture at the University of
Sydney's new Chau Chak Wing Museum, opening in November 2020.
Spanning almost 100 years of our shared history, these collections
can expand our understanding of the past and help us to shape the
future.
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