Cook – Man or Myth - Australian National Maritime Museum

Thank you to everyone who took part in our recent Virtual Ocean Talk. If you'd like to rewatch the talk, or if you were unable to make it on the night, here's a recorded version for you to enjoy.

Main image: Cookie in Te Wai Pounamu Meets Cook Strait by Michel Tuffery, 2011, courtesy of the artist and Andrew Baker Art Dealer, Brisbane

Speakers

	Peter FitzSimons is an Australian journalist, radio and television presenter and author, and former national representative rugby union player. As a journalist, FitzSimons has written for the Sydney Morning Herald since 1988, and has been a sports columnist since 1987. Peter regularly appears on the Australian Foxtel program, The Back Page. For the Saturday edition of the SMH, FitzSimons writes a column titled The Fitz Files giving an overview of sports happenings over the past week and has worked as co-host for radio 2UE on Mike Carlton’s breakfast program. FitzSimons has authored over 30 books including his most recent James Cook: The story behind the man who mapped the world.

	John Maynard is credited with unearthing the links between early African-American and Aboriginal politics, and is the leading historian at University of Newcastle. Professor John Maynard is currently studying the history of the New South Wales Aborigines Protection/Welfare Board from 1883-1969. Maynard’s journey began with a desire to piece together a family history and has now become one of the world’s most prolific and respected voices on Indigenous history, internationally regarded as an expert on issues ranging from military involvement to political activism and sport.