Cape York Peninsula

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Funded! The Foodways and Colonialism Project, northern Cape York Peninsula

by Mick Morrison | March 5, 2018 | Proper history project | 0 Comments

We're very happy to announce that a funding application to the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects scheme has been successful! We have included basic information about the grant below, though a more detailed media release will follow.Sugarbag and shellfish:...

New Insights into Indigenous History via Food

by Mick Morrison | March 8, 2018 | Proper history project | 0 Comments

The fascinating, so-far undocumented colonial history of Indigenous food in Cape York Peninsula of north Queensland will unfold under a new, three-year study led by a Flinders University team. Entitled ‘Sugarbag and shellfish: Indigenous foodways in colonial Cape York...

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New Insights into Indigenous History via Food

by Mick Morrison | March 8, 2018 | Proper history project | 0 Comments

The fascinating, so-far undocumented colonial history of Indigenous food in Cape York Peninsula of north Queensland will unfold under a new, three-year study led by a Flinders University team. Entitled ‘Sugarbag and shellfish: Indigenous foodways in colonial Cape York...

Funded! The Foodways and Colonialism Project, northern Cape York Peninsula

by Mick Morrison | March 5, 2018 | Proper history project | 0 Comments

We're very happy to announce that a funding application to the Australian Research Council's Linkage Projects scheme has been successful! We have included basic information about the grant below, though a more detailed media release will follow.Sugarbag and shellfish:...