forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
forgotten territory
(2016-2019)
Forgotten Territory was a weekly column of historic photos in the Northern Territory News which I curated from 2016 until 2019 supported by the collections of the Northern Territory Library, Northern Territory Archives Service, State Library of South Australia as well as other major collections and Facebook groups from around Australia. Click on the images to read the story behind the image.
Note: May contain images of people who have died.
Ngayulu manta pampura // When I touched the ground (2019)
Collaborators: Mrs Kaika Burton with funding and support from Tjala Arts, Radio Atlas and the Australia Council for the Arts
Mrs Kaika Burton was born deep in the desert of Central Australia. Her mother travelled hundreds of miles barefoot before giving birth alone at a massive desert mesa called Atila - a place which became her Country.
At the age of 70, Mrs Kaika Burton decided to share the deeply personal story of her birth in her traditional language Pitjantjatjara, describing the traditional birthing methods that have helped define her cultural life. A respected and revered senior artist, educator, storyteller and cultural leader, she is also one of the few remaining deep, poetic speakers of Pitjantjatjara, something she also wanted to share in the International Year of Indigenous Languages.
The soundscape is binaural, specifically recorded on the Country of Mrs Kaika Burton's birth, in one of the most remote parts of Australia. This piece is best experienced through headphones.
Mrs Kaika Burton passed away in 2023. While use of her full name has since been restricted, she made this piece in order to share her story and language, to ensure her voice can still be heard. It continues to be, with the support of her family.
Selected as a finalist/listening reel at Third Coast Festival and was released on Radio Atlas in January 2020. It won Best Documentary at the First Nations Media Awards in 2020.
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