Restoring traditional Murra ancestral tracks in New South Wales through kinship with Indigenous knowledge holders and archival research

This project seeks to revitalise Indigenous knowledge systems in New South Wales by reconnecting with Murra ancestral tracks—key conduits of cultural knowledge encompassing stories, ceremonies, geography, and environmental understanding.

Recognising the deep cultural loss caused by colonisation and the limitations of early ethnographic records, it aims to restore interrupted knowledge by combining kinship-based exchanges among Indigenous groups across Australia, fieldwork along Murra tracks, and critical engagement with archival sources. Drawing on the investigator’s experience as a senior knowledge-holder, the project intends to reinterpret archival materials in culturally appropriate ways and reactivate ancestral sites and stories.

Beneficiaries will include Aboriginal communities across New South Wales and beyond, who will gain renewed access to living heritage and cultural survival strategies, leading to enriched research outcomes and leadership in respectful Indigenous knowledge restoration practices.