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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · 16d

🌿✨ Our spaces just got a whole lot more beautiful!

We're thrilled to now have Connections—the stunning artwork by celebrated Yirrganydji artist Karen Wallace (Mundejah)—adorning the offices of our Business Operations Team at James Cook University, Nguma-bada Campus, Smithfield.

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Sep 2

www.ilf.org.au
📚✨ Today is Indigenous Literacy Day! ✨📚

This year’s theme, “Strength in our Stories: For Now & Future Generations,” reminds us of the power of storytelling in keeping knowledge, identity, and language alive.

Indigenous Literacy Foundation | Home

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a national charity of the Australian Book Industry, working with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities across Australia.

www.ilf.org.au

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Sep 2

We are thrilled to share that Dr Vincent Backhaus, CIEHF’s Manager of Research and Training, alongside Professor Stewart Lockie and Professor Andrew Day, has been awarded an ARC Discovery grant for their groundbreaking project:
“Caring for Country: Knowledge challenges to reconnecting with Country.”

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Aug 28

🌊 CIEHF Gunditj Mirring Submerged Cultural Landscapes Workshop 🌊

CIEHF members joined Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation staff for a day long workshop this week to explore priorities for Nyamat Mirring (Sea Country).

Photos at Tae Rak Aquaculture Centre 🐚

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Aug 18

🌿 New Opportunity | Queensland Museum 🌿

Queensland Museum, is now recruiting a Principal Curator, First Nations Cultures (Indigenous Identified position).

🕒 Applications close: Tuesday 26 August 2025
📍 Location: South Brisbane, QLD
📄 Learn more and apply here: smartjobs.qld.gov.au/jobs/QLD-QM6...

Principal Curator First Nations Cultures (Identified Australian First Nations) | Brisbane Inner City |

Are you a passionate leader with a deep commitment to First Nations cultures? Join our Cultures & Histories program and help enrich and enliven Queensland communities. As Principal Curator First Natio...

smartjobs.qld.gov.au

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Aug 8

Congratulations to CIEHF Chief Investigator Prof Jason Sharples (@UNSW) on his new Nature piece calling for science together with Indigenous knowledge to tackle extreme wildfires and protect Country.

Read full article here: www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#FireScience #IndigenousKnowledge #CIEHF

Why suppressing all wildfires has made today’s megafires worse

Satellites, drones and artificial-intelligence tools can improve fire management — but they must be informed by wildfire science, or we risk worsening the problem for decades.

www.nature.com

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 28

A big congratulations from all of us at CIEHF to Professor Martin Nakata on his appointment as Chair of the Northern Australia Indigenous Reference Group (IRG)

The IRG advises the Albanese Government on boosting economic and social prosperity for First Nations peoples across the north.

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 17

Such great news and now this new @theconversation.com piece also explains why Murujuga’s World Heritage listing is so special. A win for Ngarda-Ngarli Custodians, 50,000+ years of care for Country, and all Australians.
🔗 theconversation.com/we-were-part...
#Murujuga #UNESCO #CIEHF #DeepTime

We were part of the world heritage listing of Murujuga. Here’s why all Australians should be proud

Murujuga is Australia’s 21st world heritage property, but only the second property listed exclusively for its Indigenous cultural values.

https://theconversation.com/we-were-part-of-the-world-heritage-listing-of-murujuga-heres-why-all-australians-should-be-proud-261066?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawLlVr9leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFzUUpVSFZrcDI0OFNsS29xAR5IuSMBpklXYLgG3SAxpzpUiTlqmsStrb80kvco1jWY4G1flDfH7XU23c6bkQ_aem_7bUOetxhfjfrqFL4p2F4bQ#Echobox=1752715641#Murujuga

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 15

Great news from the World Heritage Committee in France. The world’s largest sand island will now be known globally by its Traditional name—K’gari.
This week the name K’gari was formally adopted in honour of the Butchulla people, who have cared for and belonged to this Country for over 60,000 years.

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 15

Dr Jacinta Walsh, a Jaru Kitja Yawuru woman & CIEHF Research Fellow, has been Highly Commended for the 2025 John Mulvaney Fellowship for her vital work on Indigenous archive access in the Kimberley. Honouring truth-telling, kinship & ancestral legacy. Congratulations! 🌿 #CIEHF #OnCountry #NAIDOC2025

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 12

News from Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation and the Ngarda-Ngarli custodians on UNESCO World Heritage listing of the Murujuga Landscape!
Over 1 million petroglyphs are now recognised for their Outstanding Universal Value.
We honour the generations who made this possible.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07...

UNESCO approves World Heritage bid for rock art amid emissions concerns

The UNESCO has approved World Heritage status for the 50,000-year-old rock art of Murujuga, in Western Australia in Paris.

www.abc.net.au

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 10

Here is The Conversation piece just out involving some of our CIEHF researchers. Definitely worth a read. theconversation.com/melting-ice-...

Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator

Sediments in a lagoon near Darwin hold traces of changes to monsoonal rains over 150,000 years. Here’s what it means as Earth’s polar ice melts.

theconversation.com

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 9

🌧️ New research led by Prof Michael Bird reveals ancient pollen shows intense monsoon bursts in Aus tied to Northern Hemisphere ice melt. As the Gulf Stream weakens, we could see wetter north Aus & drier East Asia.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Holocene hydroclimate inferred from alkane isotope and pollen records from monsoonal northern Australia

Terrestrial proxy records of environmental change from the southern end of the coupled East Asian-IndoAustralian monsoon domain remain limited in numb…

www.sciencedirect.com

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 9

Congrats to CIEHF AI Prof Kathryn Fitzsimmons on her ARC Future Fellowship! Her project will reveal how Australia's deserts formed—and what could reawaken them. Big data + climate models = resilience for dryland futures.
🔗 @MonashUni
#CIEHF #ARCFutureFellowship
Image taken on Bindal Country

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 9

Huge congrats to Centre Chief Investigator A/Prof Felecia Watkin Lui on her ARC Future Fellowship! Her project centres Torres Strait Islander voices in climate migration research—supporting resilience, health & Sea Country connection. 🌊

Image of retaining walls on Masig in Torres Strait

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jul 9

New research featuring Prof Sean Ulm reveals how rising seas shaped early Australian settlement. Submerged Sahul once potentially supported 500,000 people. Now, artefacts and stories are resurfacing—calling for urgent protection submerged cultural sites.
🔗 www.sciencefocus.com/planet-earth...

Scientists have found what sounds eerily like Atlantis off Australia’s coast | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Over half a million people may have lived in the lost landscapes north of Australia... before they were consumed by the ocean.

www.sciencefocus.com

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Sean Ulm @seanulm.bsky.social · Jun 26

So many congratulations to my dear colleague @jojomcd.bsky.social and @ciehf.bsky.social Chief Investigator on receiving an ARC Australian Laureate Fellowship for her project Pilbara Dreaming: Rock Art, Water and Heritage Futures!

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jun 13

Exciting week at CIEHF — our first-ever Annual Report has arrived! 🎉 A celebration of how far we’ve come, together. Grateful to all our partners and community for making this possible. 📚 Looking back, looking forward — caring for Country. Now to jump in and have a read! 🌊🌿 #CIEHF #OnCountry

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jun 12

Where the Water Starts 🌊🌿
CIEHF’s Dr Frédérik Saltré & Wiradjuri river guide Richard Swain led a powerful Q&A at @austmus on caring for fragile alpine environments last Saturday. Watch the trailer for this insightful new documentary here: vimeo.com/838259762
#CaringForCountry #WhereTheWaterStarts

Where the Water Starts - trailer

“While the connection between Indigenous people and the land is at the heart of the film, the message is also one of a partnership between Indigenous people,…

vimeo.com

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jun 12

Working on Country
A powerful gathering with GBK & CIEHF on Masig in March, where we discussed climate & on Country research. Watch the video and hear from Masig PBC Chair Yessie Mosby: lnkd.in/gAviPHtW
Heartfelt thanks to the Masigalgal community for hospitality and to all the GBK members & staff.

This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn

lnkd.in

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Jun 3

Honouring Eddie Koiki Mabo on this, Mabo Day. This year’s Oration in Gimuy marked 20 years of reflection and celebration. Great to see CIEHF’s Sean Ulm and Sonia Hope there to share the insight offered by Katie Kiss, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · May 26

At CIEHF we are Honouring National Sorry Day — a day of reflection and commitment to healing. National Sorry Day honours the Stolen Generations and calls on all Australians to acknowledge the painful legacy of forced child removals and their continuing impact. Start a conversation. Raise awareness.

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · May 22

In sunny Townsville on Wulgurukaba Country today with CIEHF archaeologists (and friends of!) marking #2025NAW 🧡

Yunbenun (Magnetic Island) in the background. Grateful to be guided by Ashley from @wulgurukabawalkabouts #OnCountry #CIEHF #IndigenousFutures #Archaeology #wulgurukabawalkabouts

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · May 15

Join in this important global conversation on researcher wellbeing

🗓️ Thursday, 22 May | ⏰ 5:30–6:30pm AEST | 💻 Online
🔗 Register now www.eventbrite.com.au/e/researcher...
AASERT Network invites you to a vital international webinar: "Researcher Wellbeing: A Global Context".

Researcher wellbeing: a global context

AASERT - The Australian Advocacy for Safe and Ethical Research in Sensitive ConTexts Network

www.eventbrite.com.au

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ARC COE for Indigenous and Environmental Histories and Futures @ciehf.bsky.social · Apr 29

We’re hiring! 🌿 Join CIEHF at our JCU Node as a Postdoctoral Fellow in Land and Sea Management. Work on Country, blending Indigenous Knowledges & science for a better future. Apps close 22 May 2025. For full details see the link below: careers.jcu.edu.au/jobs/postdoc...

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Land and Sea Management - Townsville, QLD, Australia

James Cook University (JCU) is creating a brighter future for life in the Tropics and beyond, through education and research that makes a difference locally and globally. We now have an opportunity a...

careers.jcu.edu.au

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