Web Links
This is a selective listing of Indigenous studies web sites. The links on this page are provided for general information only and should not be relied on for any particular purpose.
Please let us know if you think there is a resource that should be listed on this page. A listing of freely available databases and indexes that have some Australian Indigenous studies content can be viewed here
Further links to other Web resources of relevance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
General Australian Indigenous Web Resources
- Indigenous.gov.au - the Indigenous Portal, a site for and about Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders.
- Indigenous Affairs Resources - Australian Parliamentary Library.
- Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library
The Internet guide to Australian Aboriginal studies. - PANDORA - Australian Indigenous Peoples. PANDORA (Preserving and Accessing Networked Documentary Resources of Australia), contains archived web-accessible sites and publications that may no longer be available from their current or original web sites.
Anthropology
- Berndt Museum of Anthropology
Australian Aboriginal art and Aboriginal cultural materials. - AusAnthrop
Research and resources in anthropology.
Archaeology
- Archaeology World - information on Australian and Pacific archaeology.
Art
- Art search engine
Search for Aboriginal art, art galleries and artists - Aboriginal art & culture page
Featuring links to art, rock art and music sites - Australia Council: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Arts
Information about policy, grants, events and resources - http://www.aboriginalartdirectory.com
Site designed for Aboriginal art investors. Search for self-representing artists, Aboriginal art centres, galleries, online stores and wholesalers worlwide - Aboriginal Art News
Working closely with Aboriginal Art Directory, this is a comprehensive online guide to the global Aboriginal art industry news.
Australian Indigenous studies published overseas
- Ingenta
Search for articles on Australian Indigenous studies (or any other subject) from a substantial collection of mainly overseas journals. Note that this is a commercial service with a charge for all articles. - Theses
Search the Dissertation Abstracts database for the last 12-18 months for overseas theses on Australian Indigenous studies (or any other subject). Note that this is a commercial service with a charge for all theses.
Copyright, intellectual property and moral rights
- 'Our Culture, Our Future'
Report on Australian Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights. - Indigenous Intellectual Property
Australia. Dept.of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.
Education
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education
Includes links to Indigenous education groups. - Aboriginal Studies Association - listing of activities, conference papers etc.
Family History
- AIATSIS – Family History Unit
Comprehensive listing of resources available for Indigenous family history.
Health
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfonet
Comprehensive information on the health of Indigenous Australians. - Office for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health
- National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO)
- Wirraka Maya Health Centre
Human rights
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice - Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission.
Languages and Linguistics
- Aboriginal Languages of Australia
Annotated links to resources for about 60 languages. - AusStats:Indigenous Languages
Statistics from 1996 Census relating to speakers of Indigenous languages. - FATSIL - National body for community-based Indigneous language programs in Australia
- Language Map - Tindale Maps
- Language Map - Aboriginal Australia map ("Horton Map")
- Transient Languages & Cultures Blog. This blog covers many different projects and groups all with the common theme of endangered languages and culture.
Law
- Indigenous Law Bulletin
- Archives of the Indigenous Law Bulletin
- Indigenous Peoples and the Law
This guide contains links to Internet resources and documents in the area of Federal law and Indigenous peoples, as well as providing links to other guides and directories which contain material on State and Territory and overseas law.
Library archive and museum catalogues
Library catalogues
You can use the ALG to find libraries by their name, state, type of library (eg state or university) or the subject of their collections. For example. select "Local/Family History" from the Library Type box and select the State required from the Location box and click on the "search" button. Many of these libraries have online catalogues that can be searched on the Internet. Your local library may be able to locate material held in other libraries for you or arrange the inter-library loan of books or magazine articles.Archives and manuscripts
- RAAM - Register of Australian Archives and Manuscripts.
Search this index to the papers and manuscripts of Australian individuals and non-governmental organisations held by Australian libraries and archives. - Australian Historic Records Register
Search over 3,500 collections of private papers and records of business and community organisations in private hands. - Archival resources relating to Indigenous Australians
- Records of National Cultural Significance - Records relating to Indigenous Australians (pdf)
- Major Australian archives with guides to Indigenous records
Maps and place names (some to search by place and language)
- Place name search - Geoscience Australia.
- Map from Norman B.Tindale's Aboriginal Tribes of Australia, 1974
Norman B. Tindale's map of Aboriginal group boundaries began as a project in the 1920’s, was first published in 1940 and revised in 1974. - Aboriginal Australia map
The map was created by Dr David Horton and produced by AIATSIS. - West Australian Maps - WA Dept. of Indigenous Affairs
Native Title
- AIATSIS – Native Title Research Unit
The Native Title Research Unit identifies pressing research needs arising from the recognition of native title, conducts relevant research projects to address these needs, and disseminates the results. They publish a regular newsletter, an Issues Papers series, and publications arising from research projects.
The NTRU also fields requests for library searches and materials from the Institute’s collections for clients involved in native title claims and assists the Institute Library in maintaining collections on native title. - National Native Title Tribunal
The site provides information about the Tribunal, native title applications, the future act processes, Indigenous land use agreements, mediation and other information related to native title and the Native Title Act 1993. - Native Title Reports - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
Under the Native Title Act 1993, the Commissioner is required to make a Native Title Report to federal Parliament each year. Through these reports, the Commissioner gives a human rights perspective on native title issues. - Native Title Representative Bodies
NTRB net is designed to provide information to native title clients and the general public in relation to information and developments of Australian native title issues.
Other AIATSIS catalogues and databases
- Aboriginal Studies Electronic Data Archive (ASEDA)
- Aboriginal Studies Press catalogue
- AIATSIS publishes books, a journal, films, cassettes, CDs, and papers. Most are produced by Aboriginal Studies Press. Our Native Title Research Unit publishes papers and newsletters. Some of these are available on-line.
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Visual Artists Database (NATSIVAD) This current database (NATSIVAD) represents 5,500 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and is available by subscription or by visiting the AIATSIS Library.
Photographs, oral histories, film and sound archives
Organisations that hold relevant audiovisual materials include the National Library, Local and State Libraries, National Archives of Australia, Australian War Memorial, museums and local historical societies.
Many of these organisations are putting parts/indexes of their photographic and sound collections on the Internet and can be searched. Below is a listing of these sites.
- Picture Australia
Search the image collections of many significant cultural institutions, without having to know where the images are held, includes the Australian Archives, Australian War Memorial, National Library and the State Libraries of NSW, Tasmania and Victoria and the Northern Territory Library. - National Film and Sound Archive The National Collection of film, video and sound recordings.
- State Library of Western Australia - Pictorial collection.
- State Library of South Australia - Pictorial collection.
- Australian Museums & Galleries Online
Databases of museum collections. - Australia's Oral History Collections: A National Directory
Search within tens of thousands of hours of oral recordings. These collections document Australian life, customs, politics and traditions and cover a wide range of subjects. Search by name or the term "Aboriginal People and their Communities".
Protocols
- Indigenous Cultural Protocols - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library and Information Resource Network (ATSILIRN)
Reconciliation
- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation
Australians supporting Indigenous rights and reconciliation - Reconciliation Australia
The website of Reconciliation Australia, the independent non-profit body which provides a national focus for the process of reconciliation between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and the wider Australian community.
Statistics
- Indigenous Statistics - Australian Bureau of Statistics.
The main sources of these statistics are the Census of Housing and Population, surveys such as the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey, and administrative data such as hospital, school and community services records. Reports number from 4710.0 - 4715.0 - Indigenous Socioeconomics Indicators, Benefits and Expenditure
Online research paper from the Australian Parliamentary Library. - Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet - Summary of Indigenous Health Status
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples - Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission (HREOC)
Stolen Generations
- Bringing Them Home Report
This site also contains links to analysis and frequently asked questions about the report. - Bringing Them Home Taskforce Homepages (Pandora Archived site)
- AIATSIS Family History Home Page
These Online
- http://adt.caul.edu.au/about/aimsoverview/
Council of Australian University Libraries (CAUL) Digital Theses program
Torres Strait Islands
Treaty
- Treaty - AIATSIS Library online exhibition
Includes the original documents that were central to the debate of a treaty with the Indigenous peoples of Australia. -
Agreements, Treaties & Negotiated Settlements Project - The Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements database (ATNS) is an online gateway which links together current information, historical detail and published material relating to agreements made between indigenous people and others in Australia and overseas.