Police Collecting of Ancestral Remains and Cultural Property, 1825-1930. The project aims to investigate the history, legality and modern implications of police collecting of Indigenous Ancestral Rema

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Police Collecting of Ancestral Remains and Cultural Property, 1825-1930. The project aims to investigate the history, legality and modern implications of police collecting of Indigenous Ancestral Remains and cultural property and the role of museums and governments in directing this activity (1825-1930). By examining relevant law and jurisprudence during this period, and assumptions about applicability to Indigenous ownership and enjoyment of their possessions, we expect to generate new knowledge of the legal bases on which resulting museum collections rely. Expected outcomes include new histories about police-collecting and their legal, social and political implications, benefitting repatriation, truth-telling and reconciliation, and decolonised heritage legislation and museum policies here and overseas.. Scheme: Discovery Projects. Field: 4501 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Culture, Language and History. Lead: Prof Cressida Fforde