What is a possum skin cloak? How and why are they made? And why are they important to the First Peoples of south-eastern Australia? 

In this episode The Fact Detectives chat to Di-Di Vaha'akolo who is a programs officer in the First PeoplesDepartment at Museums Victoria. Di-Di is a proud Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba, Taungurong, Tongan and Fiji-Indian woman.  

Listen now to find out about all the awesome facts about possum skin cloaks! 

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A Kinderling co-production with Museums Victoria. 

 

What is a possum skin cloak? How and why are they made? And why are they important to the First Peoples of south-eastern Australia?&nbsp;
In this episode The Fact Detectives chat to Di-Di Vaha'akolo who is a programs officer in the First PeoplesDepartment at Museums Victoria. Di-Di is a proud Yorta Yorta, Wemba Wemba, Taungurong, Tongan and Fiji-Indian woman.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Listen now to find out about all the awesome facts about possum skin cloaks!&nbsp;
If you love finding out fun facts about cool stuff, subscribe now for a&nbsp;brand new&nbsp;episode every fortnight. And if you love us, please rate us and leave a review. It really helps!&nbsp;&nbsp;
And if you have a big Fact Detective question, send it to<a href="mailto:factdetectives@kinderling.com.au">factdetectives@kinderling.com.au</a>.&nbsp;
A Kinderling co-production with Museums Victoria.&nbsp;
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The Fact Detectives are two curious kids on a mission to find out all the cool facts about EVERYTHING! 

Join Anika and Dexter as they take their BIG questions to some very smart grown-ups who know lots of interesting facts about lots of interesting stuff.  

Like, are there really killer butterflies? Why do we fart? What ARE fossils? Did monster kangaroos once roam the land? And what happens when we flush the toilet?  

If you love finding out fun facts about cool stuff, then subscribe to The Fact Detectives! And if you have a big Fact Detective question, send it to factdetectives@kinderling.com.au. 

A Kinderling co-production with Museums Victoria. 

The Fact Detectives are two curious kids on a mission to find out all the cool facts about EVERYTHING!&nbsp;
Join Anika and Dexter as they take their BIG questions to some very smart grown-ups who know lots of interesting facts about lots of interesting stuff.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Like, are there really killer butterflies? Why do we fart? What ARE fossils? Did monster kangaroos once roam the land? And what happens when we flush the toilet?&nbsp;&nbsp;
If you love finding out fun facts about cool stuff, then subscribe to The Fact Detectives! And if you have a big Fact Detective question, send it to <a href="mailto:factdetectives@kinderling.com.au">factdetectives@kinderling.com.au.</a>&nbsp;
A Kinderling co-production with <a href="https://museumsvictoria.com.au/%20">Museums Victoria</a>.&nbsp;

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