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Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route

Yiwarra Kuju

Mayapu Elsie Thomas paints Kurrkumalu.
Mayapu Elsie Thomas paints Kurrkumalu. Photo: Tim Acker.

NOW SHOWING
30 July 2010 to 26 January 2011
Temporary Exhibition Gallery
Free

This groundbreaking exhibition reveals the richness of desert life today.

It tells the story of the Canning Stock Route's impact on Aboriginal people, and the importance of the Country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians.

It is a story of contact, conflict and survival, of exodus and return, seen through Aboriginal eyes, and interpreted through their voices, art and new media.

We wanna tell you fellas 'bout things been happening in the past that hasn't been recorded, what old people had in their head. No pencil and paper. The white man history has been told and it's today in the book. But our history is not there properly. We've got to tell 'em through our paintings.

Clifford Brooks, Wiluna, 2007

> Explore the Canning Stock Route story



Warning: Readers should be aware that this website includes names and images of deceased people that may cause sadness or distress to Aboriginal people.




Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route exhibition is a joint initiative between the National Museum of Australia and FORM.