Barani, an Indigenous history of the city of Sydney

Barani is an interactive, searchable website about Sydney's Indigenous history from earliest pre-contact times to most recent events.

Barani is an Aboriginal word of the Eora, the original inhabitants of the place where Sydney City now stands. It means 'yesterday'. But the name Barani reminds us that there has been a continued Indigenous presence in Sydney. Like everyone in the city, the Indigenous citizens' story encompasses past, present and future.

Barani, part of the Sydney City Council website, has won the NSW Premier's 2002 History Award in the audio-visual category. The judges stated that Barani is well thought through, seeking to align two goals:

• A celebration and reassertion of the continuing Indigenous history of the area as a focus for Indigenous identity
• An introduction for non-Indigenous people to the continuing and active presence of Indigenous people in Sydney.

Barani includes:

• Thematic introduction to Sydney's Indigenous history
• Biographies
• Useful contacts
• References to books, films, images and other web sites
• Cultural events, conferences and workshops

Historians, Dr Anita Heiss and Terri McCormack, the Indigenous web design group Cyberdreaming, and Sydney City Council's own webteam and history program worked collaboratively to create Barani.

Follow this link for the Barani website (opens in a new browser window)

For further information

Contact	:	City of Sydney Town Hall House
Address	:	GPO Box 1591, 456 Kent Street Sydney NSW 2001
Phone	:	+61 02 9265 9333
Email	:	council@cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au

WWW

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http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani