Person
Haglund, Laila B.
- Born
- Sweden
- Occupation
- Archaeologist
Summary
Laila Haglund was an archaeologist who played a significant role in the framing of legislative protection for Aboriginal sites in Australia. While excavating the Broadbeach burial site on the Gold Coast, a more complex task that originally expected, she was concerned at the lack of protection for the site or for Aboriginal material cultural heritage more broadly. Her concern led to an invitation by the Queensland Government to contribute to the drafting of legislation, the Act being passed in 1967. This was the first such legislation in Australia. Haglund also was integral to the formation of the Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists of which she was inaugural President from 1979 to 1986. Since 2001 the Australian Archaeological Association has awarded the Laila Haglund Prize for Excellence in Consultancy.
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Chronology
- 1965
- Life event - Migrated to Australia
- 1967 - 1974
- Career position - Member of Advisory Committee to Queensland Minister for Conservation, Marine and Aboriginal Affairs
- 1979 - 1986
- Career position - Inaugural President, Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists
Published resources
Books
- Haglund, L., An archaeological analysis of the Broadbeach Aboriginal burial ground (St Lucia, Qld: University of Queensland Press, 1976), 118 pp. Details
Journal Articles
- Gorman, A., 'Laila Haglund: progress and professionalisation in consulting archaeology', Australian Association of Consulting Archaeologists Inc. newsletter, 50 (1992), 15-6. Details
See also
- Bowdler, Sandra and Clune, Genevieve, 'That shadowy band: the role of women in the development of Australian archaeology', Australian Archaeology, 50 (2000), 276-35. Details
Helen Cohn
Created: 11 September 2018, Last modified: 14 December 2021