First Nations
The First Nations Directorate is a transformative force within Powerhouse. We ensure that our cultures and knowledge are authentically represented and integrated into its practices, fostering inclusive and culturally respectful ways of working.
We are actively integrating First Nations ways of working across every part of Powerhouse — from collections and exhibitions to administration and governance. By transforming systems that once excluded us, we honour historical truths and living cultures, shifting from ownership of objects to relationships with their makers and custodians. We recognise First Nations peoples as enduring, living cultures deserving time, space and self-determination.
True acknowledgement is not just a sentiment or a proceeding, but an ongoing behaviour and responsibility. Through the stories we tell, our care for cultural belongings and collaboration with Community – we remember and respect Country, Always.
