Indigenous genealogies encompass complex layers of connection within and between human, environment and spirit, realms. The collective genealogies that underpin In- digenous identity thus reach far beyond ancestral lineage to include our creation stories, relationships with land, water, plants, animals and cycles of nature, protocols for ethical behaviour and imaginings of future descendants alongside memories of past ancestors. At the same time, the evolving context of Indigenous genealogies means that they are inherently dynamic and ?uid; genealogy does not exist as a self-reinforcing body of knowl- edge in sequential time waiting to be “passed on” in a linear fashion or “discovered” in archives and registries. The dispossession and trauma wrought by historical colonisation and enduring colonialism has also impacted our genealogical legacies, creating holes and tears in the weaves that once bound us tight.
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