The Ruwe Collective is an Australian based collective of Indigenous and non-indigenous filmmakers, Elders, Traditional Owners, storytellers, artists, performers, archaeologists and animators who have come together to create a series of immersive stories that capture the entanglement of emerging archaeological research with Indigenous knowledges. The full-dome planetarium show ‘The Earth Above: a deep time view of Australia’s epic history’ is one of these stories. The Ruwe Collective come from every nation represented in this story – from saltwater country in the far north of Australia to the lakes and mountains of the south.

* ‘Ruwe’ is a Ngarrindjeri word denoting a central government representing many tribes and it also connotes Country.