Library and Internet Resources
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Sorry: the national apology
- Apology to the Stolen Generations of Australia Video from ABC TV
- National apology
- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Let the healing begin: Response to government to the national apology to the Stolen Generations
Speech by Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice CommissionerJCU Resources
- JCU School of Indigenous Australian Studies
- Second National Australian Indigenous Education Conference Held in Townsville, July 2002. Abstracts of papers are available.
- Indigenous Australian Studies Guide
Guide to resources in the JCU library collection, print and electronic- Electronic Databases for Indigenous Studies - JCU staff and students only
- Informit Online See entries under Indigenous Peoples. Topics include Education, Health, Public Affairs, Literature, Criminology, Family and Society, Australian Heritage, and Multicultural Studies.
- AusStats Web based information service providing access to the full standard product range of the Australian Bureau of Statistics on-line.
- ABS and Indigenous Statistics
- Electronic Databases
Alphabetical list of all databases available through JCU- JCU Centre for Sustainable Indigenous Communities
The Centre focuses on world-leading research to ensure the sustainable management of the natural and cultural resources of Indigenous communities, particularly Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Arts / Culture
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art and Craft
NAVA is the peak body representing the professional interests of the Australian visual arts and craft sector. Their website contains information on indigenous arts -- check the Advice Centre and links headings.- Aboriginal Australia Art and Culture Centre Arrernte Australian Aboriginal centre in Alice Springs
- Aboriginal Heritage Unit
The Australian Museum, guided by principles of self-determination by Indigenous Australians, provides this site on cultural heritage matters. It includes details of the Aboriginal Museums' Outreach Program, heritage partnerships and links to other sites.- Anthropology Links JCU Library anthropology links for Australian Indigenous studies
- Australian National Botanic Gardens
Aboriginal Plant Use in South-Eastern Australia
- Aboriginal Trail An interpretive walk focussing on plants used by the Australian Aboriginals.
- Australian Rock Art Research Association AURANET
- Awaye!
From the ABC, Awaye! is produced and presented by Aboriginal broadcasters and is Australia's only national Indigenous arts and culture program.- First Australians
This exhibition from the National Gallery of Australia introduces visitors to the two Indigenous groups in Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - and shows the wide diversity of languages and cultures within these groups.- Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi
- House of Aboriginality Shows how the art of Aborigines has been appropriated
The website is no longer live but is archived in Pandora, Australia's web archive. A CD-ROM is also available at TSV 704.039915 HOU.- Indigenous Arts, Culture and Heritage A list of websites from the Australian government's Culture and Recreation Portal
- Indigenous Australia Site which is a collaboration between Australia's Cultural Network and the Australian Museum.
- Ingarnendi: Material Culture of Aboriginal Australia Ingarnendi means "to look about and inquire". This website from the South Australian Museum can be used to discover information about the history and culture of the people living across Australia. It provides access to the Museum's unique collections of Aboriginal artefacts, archival photographs, films, artworks and journals.
- Jinta Desert Art. Australia's largest collection of Aboriginal Art
- National Association for the Visual Arts Services for Indigenous Artists
- National Indigenous Arts Advocacy Association
Represents and protects the rights of indigenous artists and provides culturally appropriate advice, information, referrals and support services to Indigenous artists and organisations- Ngurunderi - An Aboriginal Dreaming Online exhibition from the South Australian Museum about the Ngarrindjeri, the Aboriginal people of the Lower Murray River, Lakes and Coorong
- Original & Authentic Aboriginal Art
This gallery includes paintings by Aboriginal artists of the Central and Western Desert, Kimberley and Arnhem Land- Stories of the Dreaming
- Vibe A site all about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music, sport, entertainment and lifestyle
- Walangari Karntawarra, Aboriginal Artist
The artist is of the Arrernte, Luritja, Walpiri, Yankuntjatjarra, Pintubi and Alyawarre peoples of the Central and Western Desert. He is committed to improving the lot of his people and helping ensure that the voice of Aboriginal Australia is heard.- Yothu Yindi homepage
Directories / General Sites
- Aboriginal Studies Virtual Library
- Vicnet Directory: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
- Australian Indigenous Population
- Queensland Web - Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies Browse categories or search the full database
Education and Training
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education links
- ABSTUDY
- Australian Education Union: Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Issues
- Australian Indigenous Training Advisory Council (AITAC)
- National Indigenous English Literacy and Numeracy Strategy
- Our Universities: Backing Australia's Future
Employment
- Australian Workplace: Indigenous Employment Policy Click on 'Indigenous' for information
Government
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission (ATSIC) The ATSIC site is no longer active; it is archived online by the National Library of Australia.
- Australian Government
- Minister for Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs Also Minister assisting the Prime Minister for Reconciliation
- Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs
- Queensland Department of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Policy (DATSIP)
- Torres Strait Regional Authority
- AHL: Aboriginal Hostels Limited
- IBA: Indigenous Business Australia Commonwealth Statutory Authority established to assist and enhance Indigenous self-management and economic self-sufficiency.
- ILC: Indigenous Land Corporation "The ILC's two main functions are to assist indigenous peoples in Australia to acquire land and to manage indigenous-held land in a sustainable way to provide cultural, social, economic or environmental benefits for themselves and for future generations."
Health
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Report Cards Annual reports 2002-2006 from the Australian Medical Association
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet
- Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses
Founded in 1997 to formally represent Indigenous nurses- eMJA: Articles on Aboriginal health Articles from the Medical Journal of Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal & Tropical Health
Provides a cross-cultural environment for research in health- Medicine Australia: Aboriginal Health Links to articles
- Apunipima Cape York Health Council
- Ochre Shores Indigenous Outreach Service of the Mobile Independent Living Centre, Queensland
- Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Commonwealth Department of Health and Aged Care
History and Family History
- 100 Years of Queensland Aboriginal Life History and photographs showcasing a century of Aboriginal life in Queensland since 1897
- Family History Unit, AIATSIS - helping put the pieces together
- Footprints before me... History of family and community from the Indigenous Libraries Unit of the Queensland State Library
- Indigenous Family History Indigenous Resource Unit, Queensland State Library
- Koori History Website Gary Foley's website
- Queensland Indigenous Military Name Index
- 'White Australia has a Black History' Sources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in the National Library of Australia. Presented at the 1995 Indigenous Research Ethics Conference at JCU
Intellectual Property
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives, and Information Services
- Our Culture Our Future
Report on Australian Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights
Land and Native Title
- JCU School of Law: Native Title Studies Centre
The Native Title Studies Centre was set up under an agreement between the State of Queensland, the National Native Title Tribunal and James Cook University.- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation National homepage
The Queensland site provides information concerning Wik, Mabo and other topics relevant to the history of reconciliation.- Eddie Koiki Mabo papers Held at the National Library. A microfilm copy is also held in JCU Library Archives, see details on Tropicat.
- Making History: Acquiring the Mabo Papers
- The Mabo Case and the Native Title Act From Year Book Australia, 1995
- Mabo: Its meaning for Australia Text of several articles on Mabo
- Mabo - The Native Title Revolution Web page to accompany the CD-ROM at 346.940432 MAB
- Mabo - The Native Title Revolution On-Line Database
- National Native Title Tribunal
Federal Government organisation which assists people to resolve native title issues. Includes full text of their newsletters, Talking Native Title and Native Title Hot Spots.- Native Title Research Unit, AIATSIS
- Native Title Links
- Norman B. Tindale website Includes online tribal boundaries map
- Tindale Collection Information from the State Library of Queensland
- Genealogy Name Index to the Tindale Collection Queensland Component from the State Library
- Lore of the Land Interactive website which seeks to reconcile spirit and place in Australia's story. Produced in partnership between Indigenous and non-indigenous people, the site provides information about land issues, indigenous culture and reconciliation. Includes teaching activities and forums, games, facts and stories.
Languages and Literature
- Aboriginal Languages of Australia
World Wide Web Virtual Library site with links to over 100 resources for more than 30 Australian Indigenous languages- Australian Indigenous Languages Resources
- FATSIL - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation of Languages
- Kamilaroi/Gamilaraay Web Dictionary
- David Unaipon Award Annual award for an unpublished manuscript by an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander writer which honours the late David Unaipon.
Law
- Indigenous Law Resources from AustLII
- ATSIC National Centre for Legal and Preventative Services
- Ending Offending: Our Message Information on programs delivered in Northern Territory Correctional facilities.
- Indigenous Peoples and the Law
Library and Archive Services
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Protocols for Libraries, Archives, and Information Services
- AIATSIS Library
- AIATSIS Bibliographies Alphabetical Title List
- AIATSIS Thesaurus
The AIATSIS thesauri contain 1) headings for language group and people, and 2) place names. These headings are used to describe all items held in Mura, the AIATSIS Collections Catalogue.
A thesaurus of subjects relating to Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies will be available shortly.- ATSILIRN
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network- Indigenous Affairs Resources from the Parliamentary Library
- National Archives: Indigenous Records Where to find records on Indigenous Australians
- State Library of Queensland: Indigenous Libraries Unit Located in Cairns
- State Library of Queensland Indigenous Library Services
The John Oxley Library provides services to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Queensland, based on its extensive collections of material relating to Queensland history.- 'White Australia has a Black History'
Sources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in the National Library of Australia
Media
- ABC Background Briefing: Indigenous Issues Transcripts of radio programs
- Cultural Protocol Comprehensive media resource for journalists, producers and editors aiming to bring awareness to the diversity of cultures and protocols within Australia’s Indigenous communities.
- IndigiNet Multimedia Services
- Koori Mail Information about the Koori Mail, held in JCU Library at 305.89915 P26
- InfoKoori An index of Australian indigenous affairs mainly from the Koori Mail
- Message Stick - ABC Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Online
- Yolngu Boy Web site with information to accompany the film
NAIDOC Week
- NAIDOC celebrates the survival of Indigenous culture and the Indigenous contribution to modern Australia. All Australians are encouraged to participate in NAIDOC Week activities.
- National NAIDOC
- ABC celebrates NAIDOC 2002
- NAIDOC Posters, 1972 - 2006
- Queensland Department of Communities: NAIDOC Week
North Queensland Web Sites
- State Library of Queensland: Indigenous Libraries Unit Located in Cairns
- Balkanu Cape York Development Corporation
- Cape York Land Council | Alternative site
- Cape York Partnerships
- Cape York Partnerships: Some practical ideas [.pdf file, 17 pages] Queensland Government document
- Noel Pearson Priority Papers Includes information about Noel Pearson, and links to other articles
- Richard Ah Mat Personal profile and articles
- IETA: Indigenous Education and Training Alliance
Based in Cairns, IETA is a team of people who work collaboratively to provide education and training services to schools throughout Queensland who have a large proportion of indigenous students- Hope Vale Aboriginal Community
- Kowanyama Aboriginal Community
- Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Torres Strait Islands
Organisations
- Aboriginal Environments Research Centre (AERC)
Architecture and Anthropology resource and research centre based in the School of Geography, Planning and Architecture at the University of Queensland- Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
- Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) Australian National University social sciences research centre, partly funded by ATSIC
- FAIRA: Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action
Community organisation owned and managed by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.- Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Publishers
- Black Ink Press
A community-based Indigenous writing, illustrating and publishing project based in North Queensland.- Magalaba Books
Reconciliation and Social Justice
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission- As a Matter of Fact: Answering the Myths and Misconceptions about Indigenous Australians This ATSIC online publication is a guide to reconciliation which aims to promote greater understanding within the Australian community of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and issues.
- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
This Queensland site provides information concerning Wik, Mabo and other topics relevant to the history of reconciliation.- Corroboree 2000 - National Reconciliation Week
- Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Archive
Documents and history of the Council for the ten-year period of their existence to December 2000.- A Gift of Presence: The Spirit of Reconciliation This online exhibition is a collection of words and images about reconciliation.
- Indigenous Deaths in Custody (1989-1996) ATSIC Report
- Reconciliation and Social Justice Project
- Reconciliation Australia Successor to the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation
- Royal Commission on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody The Report and related publications are also held in the library
Sport
- Australian Sports Commission - Indigenous Sport Program
The focus of this program is on increasing Indigenous participation in organised sport at all levels.- National Aboriginal Sports Corporation of Australia [NASCA] [under construction]
South Sea Islanders
- Across the Coral Sea A photographic exhibition based on historical images from the John Oxley Library, which portray the way in which South Sea Islanders arrived, lived and worked in Queensland in the nineteenth century.
Statistics
- AusStats Web based information service providing access to the full standard product range of the Australian Bureau of Statistics on-line. Full data avialble to JCU staff and students only.
- ABS and Indigenous Statistics Lists main indigenous statistics online, key ABS publications and other resources
- National Centre for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Statistics (NCATSIS) ABS centre located in Darwin.
- Statistics: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Part of HREOC's Social Justice website
- Statistical Profile - Aboriginal Women and Torres Strait Islander Women Topics covered are population, family, health, education, employment and prisoners
Stolen Children
- Bringing them Home - Community Guide
A summary of the findings and recommendations of the National Inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families- Bringing them home: The 'Stolen Children' report
Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission site- Bringing them Home: Education Module
Excellent teaching units about the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families- ATSIC's Bringing them Home Taskforce Homepages | The full text is also available.
- ABC Background Briefing 'Stolen Generations' July 2000
- Bringing Them Home Oral History Project from the National Library of Australia
- Journey of Healing
- Stolen Generations State Library of Queensland Indigenous Library Services
- Stolen Generations An apology site with links to other pages
Torres Strait
- Bibliography of Torres Strait
Compiled by Anna Shnukal, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Unit, UQ- Gab Titui Cultural Centre
The Centre is located on Thursday Island but represents all 20 communities of the Torres Strait and has begun to provide a much-needed place for cultural revitalisation and community use.- Ilan Pasin: This is our way Cairns Regional Gallery Exhibition of Torres Strait art
- Torres Strait Regional Authority
- Torres Strait Islands
World Links
- Aboriginal Canada Portal Links to Canadian Aboriginal on-line resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services.
- American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) Data and Links
Census data from the U.S Census Bureau- Best Practices On Indigenous Knowledge Database which includes a definition of indigenous knowledges, a discussion of criteria for selecting "best practices," and a Registry of Best Practices that gives numerous detailed summaries of projects in Africa, Asia, Europe, and Latin America that have sought to improve conditions and alleviate poverty through the successful employment of indigenous knowledges.
- Center for World Indigenous Studies US-based research and education organisation. Includes information on the Fourth World Documentation Project and other resources
- Internet Resources: Indigenous Nations, sites of interest
Review of websites from College & Research Libraries News January 2004- NativeWeb Resources for Indigenous Cultures around the World
- World Wide Web Virtual Library: Indigenous Studies
- Yahoo guide to resources on indigenous peoples
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