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: Indigenous foodways in colonial Cape York Peninsula
Historically, food was a key medium for cultural exchanges between Indigenous peoples and settler-colonists. Although the analysis of foodways is known to provide unparalleled insights on daily life, cultural values and social relationships, it has received limited attention in archaeological investigations of colonialism in Australia. This research proposes to trace Indigenous foodways in colonial Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, through a program of collaborative community-based archaeological and anthropological research. This will produce inclusive narratives of Indigenous peoples’ experiences of colonialism, and generate novel insights on the role of Indigenous foodways in the negotiation of power in colonial settings.
Dr Michael Morrison, Dr Darlene McNaughton,Mr David Claudie, A/Prof. Heather Burke, A/Prof Shawn Ross, Dr Ian Moffat, Dr Adela Sobotkova, and Dr Brit Asmussen.
Project Partners:
- Western Cape Communities Trust (Weipa) (Central Sub-Regional Trust)
- Chuulangun Aboriginal Corporation and Ranger Program (Kuuku I’yu Ngaachi, central Cape York Peninsula)
- Napranum Aboriginal Shire Council (Napranum)
- The Culture and Histories Program, Queensland Museum (Brisbane)