This exhibition celebrates Menang people's profound connections to the land, sea and skies of Albany and their crucial role in shaping how Albany's natural world was explored and understood.

In the 1840's, Menang people shared their kaartdijin (knowledge) of Country with early colonist, Deputy Assistant Commissary General, Robert Neill. They assisted Neill in catching, preserving and naming fish from the local waters, inserting Menang knowledge into his collection. Neill made detailed paintings of fish, reptiles, mammals, portraits of his Menang acquaintances and scenes of their Country.

Now, in collaboration with Menang people, this material and knowledge is returned home to Albany. Bringing together international collections with WA Museum objects and local artefacts for the first time anywhere in the world.

Drawing on the rich records of encounters between Menang people, Robert Neill, and other collector-visitors across the nineteenth century, together with contemporary examples of collaborative, two-way knowledge sharing, this exhbition reveals stories of Menang individuals and the wider community. Their deep involvement in the creation of knowledge about their Country in kalygul - always, ever, continuing.

A WA Museum exhibition developed in collaboration with members of the Menang Noongar community and Deakin University. The exhibition is jointly funded by the City of Albany, Foundation of the WA Museum, the WA Museum and Metal Manufacturers Electrical Merchandising.