Conference program

16–18 March 2016

Visions Theatre, National Museum of Australia

Conference interlocutor: Dr Dawn Casey, former Director of the National Museum of Australia, Western Australian Museum and Powerhouse Museum

Day 1: Wednesday 16 March 2016

Session 1 9.00–10.30	Introduction by Margo Neale, Indigenous Advisor to the NMA Director, and senior Indigenous curator Welcome to Country Welcome by conference interlocutor, Dr Dawn Casey Keynote presentations Dr Mat Trinca Director, National Museum of Australia Dr Richard West Jr CEO and President Autry Museum of the American West; Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian
10.30–11.00	Morning Tea
Session 2 11.00–12.40	Early encounters: Engaging strangers Professor Marshall Sahlins Charles F Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Chicago, USA Dr Shayne T Williams Language and culture consultant, NSW AECG Inc Dr Jude PhilpSenior Curator, Macleay Museum, University of Sydney Dr Tiffany Shellam Senior Lecturer, History, Deakin University
12.40–13.30	Lunch
Session 3 13:30–15.00	Legacies of colonial exchange 1 Professor Paora Tapsell Chair of Māori Studies in the Department of Pacific and Indigenous Studies, Otago University, New Zealand Professor Jane Lydon Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, University of Western Australia In conversation: Gregory P Lehman Senior Lecturer, ‎Institute for Koorie Education, Deakin University and Patsy Cameron Artist, writer, Aboriginal Elder and inaugural member for Tasmania on the National Aboriginal Education Committee
15.00–15.30	Afternoon tea
Session 4 15:30–17:00	Enduring encounters: Exhibiting collections from the British Museum Dr Lissant Bolton Keeper, Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, British Museum Dr Ian Coates Head, Collections Development, National Museum of Australia In conversation: Harley Coyne Senior Heritage Officer, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Western Australia and Dr John Carty Head of Anthropology, South Australian Museum
17:00–18:00	New Encounters networking drinks
Public panel 18:00–19:30	New Encounters: Public panel discussion Hosted by ABC RN’s Saturday Extra presenter Geraldine Doogue. The panel includes: Dr Richard West Jr CEO, Autry Museum of the American West; Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian Associate Professor David Garneau Fine Arts, University of Regina, Saskatchewan Dr Dawn Casey Former director, National Museum of Australia, Western Australian Museum and the Powerhouse Museum Professor Paul Tapsell Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, Otago University, New Zealand Dr Richard Luarkie Former Governor, Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, USA, Board Member Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA

Session 1

9.00–10.30

Introduction by Margo Neale, Indigenous Advisor to the NMA Director, and senior Indigenous curator

Welcome to Country

Welcome by conference interlocutor, Dr Dawn Casey

Keynote presentations

Dr Mat Trinca
Director, National Museum of Australia

Dr Richard West Jr
CEO and President Autry Museum of the American West; Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

10.30–11.00

Morning Tea

Session 2

11.00–12.40

Early encounters: Engaging strangers

Professor Marshall Sahlins
Charles F Grey Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, University of Chicago, USA

Dr Shayne T Williams
Language and culture consultant, NSW AECG Inc

Dr Jude PhilpSenior Curator, Macleay Museum, University of Sydney

Dr Tiffany Shellam
Senior Lecturer, History, Deakin University

12.40–13.30

Lunch

Session 3

13:30–15.00

Legacies of colonial exchange 1

Professor Paora Tapsell
Chair of Māori Studies in the Department of Pacific and Indigenous Studies, Otago University, New Zealand

Professor Jane Lydon
Wesfarmers Chair of Australian History, University of Western Australia

In conversation:
Gregory P Lehman
Senior Lecturer, ‎Institute for Koorie Education, Deakin University
and
Patsy Cameron
Artist, writer, Aboriginal Elder and inaugural member for Tasmania on the National Aboriginal Education Committee

15.00–15.30

Afternoon tea

Session 4

15:30–17:00

Enduring encounters: Exhibiting collections from the British Museum

Dr Lissant Bolton
Keeper, Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, British Museum

Dr Ian Coates
Head, Collections Development, National Museum of Australia

In conversation:
Harley Coyne
Senior Heritage Officer, Department of Aboriginal Affairs, Western Australia
and
Dr John Carty
Head of Anthropology, South Australian Museum

17:00–18:00

New Encounters networking drinks

Public panel

18:00–19:30

New Encounters: Public panel discussion

Hosted by ABC RN’s Saturday Extra presenter Geraldine Doogue. The panel includes:

Dr Richard West Jr
CEO, Autry Museum of the American West; Founding Director, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian

Associate Professor David Garneau
Fine Arts, University of Regina, Saskatchewan

Dr Dawn Casey
Former director, National Museum of Australia, Western Australian Museum and the Powerhouse Museum

Professor Paul Tapsell
Māori, Pacific and Indigenous Studies, Otago University, New Zealand

Dr Richard Luarkie
Former Governor, Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, USA, Board Member Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA

Day 2: Thursday 17 March 2016

Session 1 9.00–10.30	Keynote presentations June Oscar AO CEO, Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women's Resource Centre Dr Jennifer Kramer Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Canada
10.30–11.00	Morning Tea
Session 2 11.00–12.40	Cultural property, access and repatriation 1 Dr Richard Luarkie Former Governor, Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, USA, Board Member Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA Dr Sandy O'Sullivan Director of the Centre for Collaborative First Nations’ Research, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory Anne May Olli Director, Riddo Duottar Museat, Norway
12.40–13.30	Lunch
Session 3 13:30–15.00	Cultural property, access and repatriation 2 Dr Mille Gabriel Senior Researcher and Curator, National Museum of Denmark Dr Gaye Sculthorpe Section Head, Oceania, Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, British Museum, UK Associate Professor Henrietta Marrie Office of Indigenous Engagement, Central Queensland University, Cairns Eeva-Kristiina Harlin Doctoral Researcher, University of Oulu, Finland
15.00–15.30	Afternoon tea
Session 4 15:30–17:00	Legacies of colonial exchange 2 Dr Conal McCarthy Associate Professor, Director of Museum and Heritage Studies, Victoria, University of Wellington, New Zealand In conversation: Professor Rosita Henry Head of Social Sciences, James Cook University and Trish Barnard Independent curator and writer, Honorary Research Adviser, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Studies, University of Queensland Professor Howard Morphy Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Australian National University

Session 1

9.00–10.30

Keynote presentations

June Oscar AO
CEO, Marninwarntikura Fitzroy Women's Resource Centre

Dr Jennifer Kramer
Associate Professor, Anthropology, University of British Columbia, Canada

10.30–11.00

Morning Tea

Session 2

11.00–12.40

Cultural property, access and repatriation 1

Dr Richard Luarkie
Former Governor, Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, USA, Board Member Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA

Dr Sandy O'Sullivan
Director of the Centre for Collaborative First Nations’ Research, Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory

Anne May Olli
Director, Riddo Duottar Museat, Norway

12.40–13.30

Lunch

Session 3

13:30–15.00

Cultural property, access and repatriation 2

Dr Mille Gabriel
Senior Researcher and Curator, National Museum of Denmark

Dr Gaye Sculthorpe
Section Head, Oceania, Department of Africa, Oceania and the Americas, British Museum, UK

Associate Professor Henrietta Marrie
Office of Indigenous Engagement, Central Queensland University, Cairns

Eeva-Kristiina Harlin
Doctoral Researcher, University of Oulu, Finland

15.00–15.30

Afternoon tea

Session 4

15:30–17:00

Legacies of colonial exchange 2

Dr Conal McCarthy
Associate Professor, Director of Museum and Heritage Studies, Victoria, University of Wellington, New Zealand

In conversation:
Professor Rosita Henry
Head of Social Sciences, James Cook University
and
Trish Barnard
Independent curator and writer, Honorary Research Adviser, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Studies, University of Queensland

Professor Howard Morphy
Distinguished Professor of Anthropology, Australian National University

Day 3: Friday 18 March 2016

Session 1 9.00–10.30	Keynote presentations Jim Enote Director, A:shiwi A:wan Museum, New Mexico Associate Professor David Garneau Fine Arts, University of Regina, Saskatchewan
10.30–11.00	Morning Tea
Session 2 11.00–12.45	Unsettling collections, connecting communities: Artists and curators in conversation with Djon Mundine OAM Puawai Cairns Curator Māori, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa Abe Muriata Artist, Girrungin Arts Centre, Cardwell Wukun Wanambi Artist, Associate Professor, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan Jonathan Jones Artist and curator Dr Julie Gough Artist and curator
12.45–13.30	Lunch
Session 3 13:30–15:00	New models of engagement Dr Gabrielle Tayac Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA Margo Neale Indigenous Advisor to the Director and Senior Indigenous Curator, National Museum of Australia Rodney Carter and Professor Eleanor Bourke Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council
15.00–15.30	Afternoon tea
Session 4 15:30–17:00	Circling the future: Conference wrap-up Speakers include: Dr Dawn Casey Former director, National Museum of Australia, Western Australian Museum and the Powerhouse Museum Anne May Olli Director, Riddo Duottar Museat, Norway Russell Taylor AM Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Dr Richard Luarkie Former Governor, Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, USA, Board Member Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA Closing remarks Dr Mat Trinca Director, National Museum of Australia Opera performance: Singing to the cloak Tiriki Onus Performance artist, Inaugural Hutchinson Indigenous Research Fellow and Lecturer Arts and Culture, Wilin Centre, University of Melbourne

Session 1

9.00–10.30

Keynote presentations

Jim Enote
Director, A:shiwi A:wan Museum, New Mexico

Associate Professor David Garneau
Fine Arts, University of Regina, Saskatchewan

10.30–11.00

Morning Tea

Session 2

11.00–12.45

Unsettling collections, connecting communities: Artists and curators in conversation with Djon Mundine OAM

Puawai Cairns
Curator Māori, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa

Abe Muriata
Artist, Girrungin Arts Centre, Cardwell

Wukun Wanambi
Artist, Associate Professor, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

Jonathan Jones
Artist and curator

Dr Julie Gough
Artist and curator

12.45–13.30

Lunch

Session 3

13:30–15:00

New models of engagement

Dr Gabrielle Tayac
Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA

Margo Neale
Indigenous Advisor to the Director and Senior Indigenous Curator, National Museum of Australia

Rodney Carter and Professor Eleanor Bourke
Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council

15.00–15.30

Afternoon tea

Session 4

15:30–17:00

Circling the future: Conference wrap-up

Speakers include:

Dr Dawn Casey
Former director, National Museum of Australia, Western Australian Museum and the Powerhouse Museum

Anne May Olli
Director, Riddo Duottar Museat, Norway

Russell Taylor AM
Principal, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Dr Richard Luarkie
Former Governor, Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, USA, Board Member Smithsonian National Museum of the Native American, Washington DC, USA

Closing remarks

Dr Mat Trinca
Director, National Museum of Australia

Opera performance: Singing to the cloak

Tiriki Onus
Performance artist, Inaugural Hutchinson Indigenous Research Fellow and Lecturer Arts and Culture, Wilin Centre, University of Melbourne

Please note that the conference program may be subject to change.

The National Museum’s Indigenous Reference Group members are pleased to support the New Encounters conference:

Mr Peter Yu (Council Member and Group Chair)
Mr Adrian Brown
Mr Jason Eades
Henrietta Fourmile Marrie (Gimuy Walubara Yidinji)
Mr Russell Taylor
Mr Vic McGrath
Ms Irene Stainton

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