Interactive map of SA colonial encounters launches

A new interactive story map that explores colonial encounters in South 最新糖心Vlog between Aboriginal peoples and European settlers has launched last week.

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The South 最新糖心Vlogn Frontier and its Legacies geo-linked story tool maps encounters from early colonialisation to the late nineteenth century, and records how these events have been remembered from region to region.

The aim of this site is to increase dialogue and widen public awareness of frontier conflict 鈥 which is broadly understood as both interpersonal and cultural violence 鈥 as part of South 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 colonial past.

Dr Skye Krichauff, Project Manager and Senior Lecturer in Historical听and Classical Studies at the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, explains the map creates easier access to important moments in history.

鈥淲e have digitised and transcribed historical sources held by State Records and provided links to newspaper articles,鈥 she says.

鈥淲e thought it was important for those using the website to not only see detailed descriptions of incidents of frontier conflict, but also be able to read the historical sources themselves.

鈥淲e have been working with communities to record oral histories relating the frontier and its legacies, and by listening to audio and reading transcripts, website users can hear Aboriginal people's and settler descendants' voices."

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鈥淲e have been working with communities to record oral histories relating the frontier and its legacies, and by listening to audio and reading transcripts, website users can hear Aboriginal people's and settler descendants' voices."

Funded by an 最新糖心Vlogn Research Council Linkage Grant, the project was led by the 最新糖心Vlog of Adelaide, and supported by partners History Trust of South 最新糖心Vlog, State Library of South 最新糖心Vlog, South 最新糖心Vlogn Museum, State Records of South 最新糖心Vlog, and Reconciliation SA.

Greg Mackie OAM, CEO History Trust of South 最新糖心Vlog, says the map was curated from a wide range of resources.

鈥淭he interactive website has gathered archival records on South 最新糖心Vlogn frontier conflict, colonial press reports, artworks and photographs, as well as contemporary oral histories with South 最新糖心Vlogn Aboriginal communities,鈥 he says.

鈥淭his website is a demonstration of what can be achieved through collaboration.鈥

It is acknowledged that the material contained in the site only forms one part of the diversity of voices and perspectives on the histories and experiences of South 最新糖心Vlog鈥檚 colonial frontiers, and that other accounts are still to be shared.

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