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We provide many opportunities to welcome Indigenous visitors. Koorie Heritage Trust's Family History service 19 November 2015 L-R: Samara King, Nicolette Suttor, Jodie Dowd, Margaret Bates, Lionel Bamblett, Lorraine Lacey, Jenny Bates and Shannon Sutton. Photo taken by Ian Smith.

Indigenous community connections

Koorie Heritage Trust s Family History service 19 November 2015 L-R: Samara King, Nicolette Suttor, Jodie Dowd, Margaret Bates, Lionel Bamblett, Lorraine Lacey, Jenny Bates and Shannon Sutton. Photo taken by Ian Smith. The Library was recently visited by staff members from the Koorie Heritage Trust s Family History service. Jenny, Margaret and Lionel were treated to a behind the scenes tour of the Library before setting to work searching for Aboriginal family history in the Library s collection of manuscripts, photographs and microfilm.  The Koorie Heritage Trust Family History Service helps Victorian members of the Stolen Generation, Koories in custody and members of the Koorie Community to research their family history. You can read more about their work on their website and Facebook page. 

ARIA Award-winning Torres Strait Island musician Seaman Dan dies at 91

ARIA Award-winning Torres Strait Island musician Seaman Dan dies at 91 FriFriday 1 updated TueTuesday 5 JanJanuary 2021 at 6:28am Henry Gibson, better known as Uncle Seaman Dan, continued to play live well into his eighties. ( Print text only Cancel A pearl of northern Australia s music scene, Henry Gibson Seaman Dan, has died at 91, his family has confirmed. Warning: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised that this article contains images of a person who has died. Permission has been granted by the subject s family to use the image of the deceased person. An ARIA award-winning musician and National Indigenous Music Awards Hall of Fame entrant, the Torres Strait Island singer and guitarist was best known for his albums of sweet, seaside ballads.

Tributes for legendary Torres Strait Islander musician Henry Seaman Dan after his death at the age of 91

Of Melanesian, Polynesian and African-American heritage, Henry Gibson Dan was popularly known as Seaman Dan. His youngest daughter confirmed the death of her father at the age of 91, writing on Facebook that she is very saddened by this news . My father will always be my hero, for he turned a bad situation into good. Seaman Dan s daughter says she will always remember her father s positive outlook on life. Facebook The musician released his first album at the age of 70 after decades of performing live gigs. His music combined the genres of blues, hula and jazz with the traditional music of Torres Strait Islander culture.

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