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2006 kuril dhagun opened as part of Indigenous Library Services

2008 kuril dhagun restructured under Public Programs

2010 kuril dhagun restructured under Indigenous Research & Projects

2013 CEO initiated a new collaborative approach to Indigenous Services at SLQ being ‘ everyone’s business.’

background

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kuril dhagun creates connections between the State Library of Queensland and the Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples of Queensland

kuril dhagun co-creates content in partnership with Indigenous communities in Queensland, interstate and internationally

kuril dhagun works to engage with the wider Queensland community in furthering a greater understanding and awareness of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge, history and culture.

our beliefs

"You can play a tune on black keys, you can play a tune on white keys, but both are needed for perfect harmony." Pastor Doug Nicholls

"You can play a tune on black keys, you can play a tune on white keys, but both are needed for perfect harmony." Pastor Doug Nicholls

"If you can imagine the one family continuously occupying the same land for 40,000 years or more, using it not just to sustain life but as a place of reverence and worship, where every tree, rock and waterhole had significance, you will get some understanding of the importance of land to indigenous people.” Tania Major

"If you can imagine the one family continuously occupying the same land for 40,000 years or more, using it not just to sustain life but as a place of reverence and worship, where every tree, rock and waterhole had significance, you will get some understanding of the importance of land to indigenous people.” Tania Major

“ If you have come here to help me, you are wasting our time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.’

Aunty Lilla Watson

‘History in this country has often been written by people who haven’t even spoken to an Aboriginal person and I really object to that stuff. Unless it is colonial history of course, because all the informants are gone now, those people can’t defend themselves, nor can they give their own views.’

Jackie Huggins

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PEOPLEkuril dhagun is committed to building and sustaining a long-term relationship with Indigenous communities across Queensland, co-creating content and engaging in a two-way learning process for all.

kuril dhagun is also dedicated to supporting the development of all State Library staff to play an active role in working with Indigenous community throughout Queensland.

PLACEkuril dhagun at the State Library of Queensland explores different ways of understanding, co-creating and showcasing stories with, by and for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

Visitors to kuril dhagun experience the diversity of Indigenous cultures and histories through a range of public programs and spaces where they are invited to explore and interact with Australia’s oldest living culture

CONNECTION kuril dhagun is a conduit for connecting communities to a shared awareness and understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture of Queensland through a diverse of public programs, library services, collection strategies and digital technologies.

LEGACYThe collection and preservation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, knowledge and culture will ensure a legacy for all Queenslanders from an Indigenous perspective. kuril dhagun plays a pivotal role in supporting and collaborating with units in State Library of Queensland that currently work with Indigenous communities, working towards extending the reach of collections, working with collections to profile items, significance, research and presentation.

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