Summary

Our host, Hilary Knight, speaks to Tasha James on the important role digital repatriation plays in enabling the maintenance and revitalization of Indigenous cultures, and the considerations critical to this work.

Tasha, a Wiradjuri woman who grew up in Central West New South Wales, Australia, is an Indigenous audiovisual archive specialist and is currently ABC Archives Indigenous Collections & Community Access Manager at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Tasha James Bio

Tasha is an Indigenous Audiovisual Archives specialist and is currently the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Archives Indigenous Collections and Community Access Manager.

She is a Wiradjuri woman whose native homelands cross the region of Central West, New South Wales of Australia.

Tasha was previously the Manager of Indigenous Connections at the National Film and Sound Archives of Australia and has over 17 years’ experience working with Indigenous Communities and Indigenous collections that include audio-visual and material culture.

Throughout Tasha’s career, she has had held a number of roles in major cultural institutions such as Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) & the Australian Museum.

References

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Archives: https://www.abc.net.au/archives/
• Central Australian Aboriginal Digitisation Project (Men’s Only Project): https://www.nfsa.gov.au/latest/first-nations-knowledge-and-21st-century-technology-preserving-strehlow-collection
• National Film and Sound Archive of Australia: https://www.nfsa.gov.au/

LinkedIns

• Tasha James: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tasha-james-a82a1b23/
• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC): https://www.linkedin.com/company/australian-broadcasting-corporation/