Booktopia has yiwarra kuju, the canning stock route by national museum of australia. The canning stock route is the road that many aboriginal people followed out of their desert world. October 24november 27 telling a unique story of western australia, the yiwarra kuju. I never met mudjon as he did not come for lunch but he was kind enough to gift me a spear. The canning stock route project tells an intercultural and intergenerational story of aboriginal community, collaboration and reconciliation. The national library of australia bookshop, located in canberra, sells books and merchandise by australian authors and artists, and prizewinning international books. Explore the richness of desert life in this beautiful exhibition from the national museum of australia and immerse yourself in the story of the canning stock route in western australia, the worlds longest historical stock route.
Read yiwarra kuju the canning stock route by national museum of australia available from rakuten kobo. The aboriginal experience of the impact of the worlds longest cattle migration route is told in a remarkable reproduction exhibition of contemporary paintings in yiwarra kuju. It is a story of contact, conflict and survival, of exodus and return. This groundbreaking exhibition reveals the richness of desert life today.
Yiwarra kuju, the canning stock route by national museum of. In 2007, nearly 70 aboriginal artists traveled through the canning stock routea track in western australia along which cattle could be driven from kimberley. Form ensured that both major academic books were also presented to all. It is recommended to travel the canning stock route csr from mayseptember. Above all, it is a story of family, culture and country. Warlayirti artist elizabeth nyumi painting at kilykily well 36. The canning stock route john carty, carly davenport, monique lafontaine on.
It extends over 1,800 kilometers across western australia, from kimberley to wiluna. It is a story of contact, conflict and survival, of. In late 2006, the perthbased nonprofit cultural organisation form initiated ngurra kuju walyja one country, one people the canning stock route project. Wholesale orders also available for booksellers and retailers. I saw the exhibition today, and highly recommend it. Yiwarra kuju tells the story of the route s impact, and the importance of the country around it, interpreted through aboriginal eyes and voices. Through art, oral history and new media the project explored the regions extraordinary history from the perspectives of aboriginal. Canning stock route is a show that provides a forum for aboriginal painters and storytellers to share their own accounts of the legendary canning stock route in wa. Yiwarra kuju by national museum of australia, carly. With a total distance of around 1,850 km 1,150 mi it is the longest historic stock route in the world. The exhibition featured stories and stunning artworks from senior and emerging aboriginal artists and traditional. The aboriginal people of australias western desert lived in their homelands for thousands of years. It tells the story of the canning stock route s impact on aboriginal people, and the importance of the country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the expansion of the western australian mining and. Published by the national museum of australia, 2010. The canning stock route books and arts abc radio national. The project began with modest aims to present an aboriginal history of the canning stock route through art and oral history and establish. The canning stock route exhibition was a joint initiative between the museum and form, an independent arts organisation based in perth, western australia. Yiwarra kuju includes beautiful plates of the complete canning stock route collection and for the very first time tells the story of the stock routes impact, and the importance of the country around it, by aboriginal voices and interpreted through aboriginal eyes. In 2007, nearly 70 aboriginal artists traveled through the canning stock routea track in western australia along which cattle could be driven from kimberley stations in the north to markets in the south. The deceptively simple version of this story is that it tells the aboriginal point of view of the canning stock route, a watering route for cattle blazed in 1906 and. Tv commentary or history bookinforms us about ruptures and others in. Yiwarra kuju includes beautiful plates of the complete canning stock route collection and for the very first time tells the story of the stock route s impact, and the importance of the country around it, by aboriginal voices and interpreted through aboriginal eyes. Yiwarra kuju by national museum of australia overdrive. This touring display developed by the national museum of australia museum that reproduced a selection of artworks and exhibition text from the exhibition of the same name. The canning stock route by national museum of australia staff.
A series of returntocountry professional development workshops were held, including a sixweek trek along the stock route. It told the story of the canning stock route s impact on aboriginal people, and the importance of the country that. One road canning stock route join waypoint on the once in a lifetime 4wd remote tag along expedition the canning stock route yiwarra kuju one road. In 2007, nearly 70 aboriginal artists traveled through the canning stock route a track in western australia along which cattle could be driven from kimberley stations in the north to markets in the southto return to places they had left as children. The canning stock route tells the story of the canning stock route s impact on aboriginal people, and the importance of the country that surrounds it, through the works of senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. The canning stock route images of aboriginal australian western desert art.
Martumili artists rosie williams, dulcie gibbs and muni rita simpson working on minyipuru seven sisters. The canning stock route debuted in 2010 and toured nationally for two years before coming to reside at the national museum of australia. The canning stock route exhibition germaine greer art. Yiwarra kuju includes beautiful plates of the complete canning stock route collection and for the very first time tells the story of the stock route s impact, and the importance of the country around it, in aboriginal voices and interpreted through aboriginal eyes. Bearing this name, this exhibition travelled down the great western desert, across the nullarbor plains and all the way to the nations capital to breathe new life to a kartiyas narrative, we recall as the canning stock route. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of. The story of the canning stock routes impact on aboriginal people, through artworks by senior and emerging artists and the stories of traditional custodians. Our secure web pages are hosted by chrislands inc, who use a thawte ssl certificate to ensure secure transmission of your information. The canning stock route, currently on display at the national museum of australia is a remarkable exhibition.
The canning stock route is a track that was developed on aboriginal homelands as mining and pastoral industries expanded in western australia. Travelling outside this time frame is not recommended due to extreme heat and possible wet and boggy conditions. Yiwarra kuju jigsaw puzzlenational library of australia. National museum of australia, canberra, 30 jul 2010 26 jan 2011. The one road interactive table at the national museum of australia tells the story of the canning stock route s impact on aboriginal people, and the importance of. Canning stock route is an exhibition in which aboriginal painters and storytellers share their own accounts of the legendary. To some, like morika biljabi at well 33, the canning stock route cut their country in half. Yiwarra kuju by national museum of australia, carly davenport. Working with nine art centres, form invested considerable resources into research and consultation with artists and art centres and encouraged the creation of works representing the aboriginal histories of the canning stock route. Jul 28, 2010 this groundbreaking exhibition revealed the richness of desert life today. The canning stock routetells the story of the longest.
When it closed in january 2011, yiwarra kuju the canning stock route had been. After intensive consultation, this exhibition was developed for both the national museum of australia and as a touring exhibition. National museum of australia the aboriginal people of australias western desert lived in their homelands for thousands of years. Yiwarra kuju the canning stock route by national museum of australia.
Yiwarra kuju ebook by national museum of australia rakuten kobo. See david carnegies book sand and spinifex page 189. Drawing on years of research and collaboration with artists and art centres in western australia, yiwarra kuju explores the story of the canning stock route and its impact on aboriginal australians. The canning stock route john carty, carly davenport, monique lafontaine.
May 12, 2015 this article discusses the processes, practices and successes of the canning stock route project and yirwarra kuju exhibition, carried out between 2006 and 2012. Yiwarra kuju tells the story of the routes impact, and the importance of the country around it, interpreted through aboriginal eyes and voices. It is a country seen through the eyes of aboriginal artists, and animated by ancestral energies and stories. The canning stock route became a permanent and prominent feature of the landscape. Buy a discounted paperback of yiwarra kuju online from australias leading online bookstore. Table of figures figure 1 canning stock route, satellite imagery, erik. The white man history has been told and its today in the book. The national museum of australias blockbuster exhibition yiwarra kuju. Paperback by national museum of australia, carly davenport, monique lafontaine, john carty. The pervasive line the endeavour of the canning stock route by. The making of the canning stock route project and yiwarra kuju. One road is a large scale installation of multitouch screens that forms the signature piece of yiwarra kuju, an exhibition about the canning stock route in western australia which was initially shown at the national museum of australia in canberra in july 2010. The making of the canning stock route project and yiwarra kuju exhibition article sidebar.
Canning stock route one road expedition outback australia. The canning stock route is a track that runs from halls creek in the kimberley region of western australia to wiluna in the midwest region. This beautiful catalog was published in conjunction with the eponymous exhibition held at the controversial national museum of australia in canberra. The canning stock route is a legendary track created in 1906 by albert canning to allow farmers to move their herds. The canning stock route our secure web pages are hosted by chrislands inc, who use a thawte ssl certificate to ensure secure transmission of your information. The making of the canning stock route project and yiwarra kuju exhibition. In 2007, nearly 70 aboriginal artists traveled through the canning stock routea track in western australia along which cattle could be driven from kimberley stations in the north to markets in the southto return to places they had left as children. Yiwarra kuju, the canning stock route by national museum.
Yiwarra kuju includes beautiful plates of the complete canning. In addition, travelling outside the main travel season will mean that you are more isolated in this unforgiving terrain. The aboriginal history of the worlds longest stock route through the deserts of western australia is revealed through a remarkable exhibition of contemporary paintings and new media in yiwarra kuju. It explores their cultural diversity and interconnections with each other and their country and their part in a greater australian story.
The canning stock route is the catalogue published by the national museum of australia to accompany the groundbreaking exhibition of the same name. Form initiated the canning stock route project the research from which yiwarra kuju was one outcome. It told the story of the canning stock routes impact on aboriginal. In 2007, nearly 70 aboriginal artists traveled through the canning stock route a track in western australia along which cattle could be driven from kimberley stations in the north to markets in the southto return to places they had left as children, reconnect with family, or reclaim histories.
The canning stock route national museum of australia opened 2010, touring 2012 the importance of country we wanna tell you fellas bout things been happening in the past that hasnt been recorded, what old people had in their head. The canning stock route collection, which includes around artworks, was. The exhibition used works of art and stories to tell the story of the stock route s impact on. Wells didnt use the aboriginals to find water but he did capture and tie up several to use as trackers. Yiwarra kuju one road the canning stock route, a joint initiative between the national museum of australia and form, was held at the museum from july 2010 to january 2011. The canning stock route national museum of australia on. The canning stock route exhibition and general admission to the national museum is free. A hint in the catalogue suggests yiwarra kuju means one road, but to whom i cannot say. Mar 31, 2012 the australian museum in sydney has a special exhibition about the canning stock route showing at the moment, and until 29th april.