Mob at the Museum
Meet Kazan Brown, the Australian Museum’s first Cultural Residency participant.
The Australian Museum (AM) is proud to announce Kazan Brown, a senior Gundungurra knowledge holder who will be partnering with the Museum for its inaugural Mob at the Museum: Cultural Residency Program.
Mob at the Museum is an initiative in which one First Nations Elder or Knowledge Holder joins the Museum on a series of projects to build relationships between the AM and First Nations communities, and provide the public opportunities to learn from First Nations leaders, artists, creators, and community pillars.
Meet Kazan Brown
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Kazan Brown is a Gundungurra Traditional Owner and staunch advocate for her Country and Culture. She has Ancestral ties to the Burragorang and Warragamba Valleys, and is a descendant of Dundowra, she has maintained those ties and continues them by passing on her Valley’s dreaming stories on to her children.
Kazan has used the knowledge passed down to her by her Elders to fight for the health and protection of her Country, being a powerful opponent to the raising of the Warragamba dam, and partner with NSW Koala Strategy and UNSW's Centre for Ecosystem Science, on research into koala predation and embedding First Nations perspectives and knowledges into Western research projects.
Ask an Elder
Kazan will also be answering your questions in our Ask an Elder segment about First Nations histories, cultures or objects. Please submit your questions here.
Answers will be posted on the Ask an Elder webpage and our social media accounts so keep your eyes out.
Sydney Science Trail Community Day
Meet Kazan at the AM's Sydney Science Trail Family Community Day on Saturday 17th August 2024 where she will be sharing some of the findings about Koala predation.
