"The exhibition has been a huge success because it is filled with community voice and we’ve been very privileged to be guided by our first people Yulendji Group who are Elders and respected people from across Victoria"
A captivating exhibition has explored the detailed stories of seven storytellers like no other.
‘Black Day, Sun Rises, Blood Runs’ looks into homeland violence of First Nations people and non-Indigenous people across Victoria.
Breathtaking cinematography tells of the brutal massacres, violence and resistance that took place behind the tranquil landscapes.
The content has been created as part of the First Nation people’s exhibition at Melbourne Museum in the Bunjalaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre with First Nations curator Genevieve Grieves.
“The exhibition has been a huge success, because it is filled with community voice.
Genevieve says the exhibition has been guided by our Yulendji Group who are Elders and respected people from across Victoria, gifting them with stories and community members bought photo’s and objects.
'This exhibition has won many International awards and seen as best practice and that’s because it’s really finally sort of presenting the community side of a lot of these stories.'
'One of our Elders was just saying It’s not frontier violence its home land violence you know it wasn’t our frontier.'
“I see it’s a great honor and privilege to be a part of a project like this, it’s an amazing gift to be in a space like a cultural institution where we have the opportunity to share stories.'
Curator Genevieve Grieves says ‘This is a bit of content that we’ve created as part of the first people’s exhibition shares stories of what we call ‘Homeland Violence’ across Victoria,' she says 'One of our Elders was just saying It’s not frontier violence its home land violence you know it wasn’t our frontier.'
Melbourne Museum visitors can explore deep into Australia’s history through the interactive display.
