Authors are often drawn to the stories and perspectives that have been untold, forgotten, or suppressed in official records, and in Australia, these are often found amongst First Nations communities. Authors of Australian history, and authors whose work includes First Nations content, are expected to understand and follow the appropriate protocols when working with Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples or Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property (ICIP), but what does this look like in practice? 

Learn how to engage in respectful collaboration, consultation, and storytelling practices to elevate vital First Nations perspectives in your project by studying the exemplary approach Gunditjmara-GunaiKurnai man and radio reporter, Darren Rix, and his co-author, Craig Cormick, took to research and write the award-winning history, Warra Warra Wai: How Indigenous Australians discovered Captain Cook, and what they tell about the coming of the Ghost People. 

In celebration of National Reconciliation Week, hear directly from Darren and Craig about what they learned through co-authoring Warra Warra Wai, and what you need to know when it comes to telling Australia’s hidden histories in your own work. They will share: