Meningie Lake, a site visited in the Introduction to Repatration course. Source: Prof Cressida Fforde
CHMS has developed a suite of Professional Development courses for delivery from 2021. These are designed for those with an interest in heritage and museum professional practice, and particularly for those involved in the curation and care of First Nations heritage.
We are working to have these courses also approved for delivery with assessment as micro-credentials - check back for updates. The current offerings for 2025 are listed below.
Restitution and The Archives? Using Archives and Special Collections
This intensive course introduces students to critical issues in archival practice in a rapidly evolving and expanding terrain. The course has a particular focus on archives associated with First Nations peoples and particularly on the legacy of colonial era archives. For further information regarding this course, please see here.
Related: Restitution and the Archive? Using Archives and Special Collections (HUMN8036)
Repatriation Principles, Policy and Practice
The repatriation of Ancestral Remains is a highly significant Indigenous achievement and inter-cultural development of the past 40 years. Participants will explore the practice, history, meaning and significance of repatriation for Indigenous peoples, museums and broader society. For further information regarding this course, please see here.
Indigenous Collections and Exhibitions
Primarily taught by Indigenous experts, this professional development without assessment course helps participants develop a critical understanding of the creation, function, histories, politics and contemporary meanings of objects; the representation of cultures in museum displays and other public venues; shifting relations between source communities and museums and issues of meaning, interpretation, and representation. For further information regarding this course, please see here.
For more information please see the individual course webpage or contact Shane Bawden: shane.bawden@anu.edu.au