Indigenous Resources

Websites

http://www.curriculum.edu.au/democracy/case_studies/promoting.htm
Promoting Indigenous Issues and Reconciliation through Discovering Democracy Materials.

www.atsic.gov.au
This is the official site for ATSIC, the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission.
The material on this site is designed to educate, inform and to entertain.

http://www.tsra.gov.au/www/index.cfm
This website is for the Torres Strait Regional Authority. It includes a media centre and data about the Torres Strait Island.

http://www.accq.org.au/org/main.htm
This is the Aboriginal Co-ordinating Councils website. Deals with legislation.

http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/yrs11_12/syllabuses/atsi/index.html
Here you will find the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies syllabus.

http://www.qiecb.qld.edu.au
This is the website of the Queensland Indigenous Education Consultative Board.

http://www.qiecb.qld.edu.au/html/PPL1.htm
Here you will find a very interesting article written by Penny Tripcony on Indigenous Citizenship.

http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/indigenous/identify.asp
This site includes projects for school students to work on indigenous studies as well as data and information.

http://www.antar.org.au
This is the website for Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation. It includes news, events, media, issues, the sea of hands and more.

http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/IndigLRes/car/2000/12/pg3.htm
This site contains the Australian Declaration towards reconciliation.

http://www.reconciliation.org.au/
This site includes a resource centre and media centre for Reconciliation Australia.

http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/wattle/abstuds/index.htm
This site is an Aboriginal studies webquest.

http://www.abc.net.au/schoolstv/nations/default.htm
This website is about an eight part series called 'Many Nations, One People' it is an introduction to Aboriginal culture and society for upper primary and lower Secondary school students. Featuring contemporary documentary case studies, the series underlying theme is to present the great diversity of Aboriginal peoples and communities across Australia.' Many Nations, One People' offers insight to viewers at a personal level through engaging Aboriginal characters drawn from a variety of urban, regional and remote situations

http://www.loreoftheland.com.au
Lore of the Land is designed to encourage us to live in harmony with each other and with the land we each call home. Through deepening our knowledge of who we are and where we are, together we can create a new story. This site includes teaching ideas, lesson plans, ideas on implementing Aboriginal studies into a school and more.

http://www.dreamtime.net.au
This site explores Indigenous Australia through storytelling, cultures and histories. It includes Stories of the Dreaming, teachers' resources and content for kids. You can also use this site to find out about the Indigenous Australia exhibition at the Australian Museum.

http://www.peacecorps.gov/wws/culturematters/ch1/culturalconditioning.html
In this website you look at how people acquire their culture, how they learn all the behaviours that are regarded as right and wrong in their society.

http://education.qld.gov.au/soc-sci/soc-grp/race-rel/under-skin/html/stolengen/activities/sg1_intro.html
This website gives you activities with the opportunity to reflect on knowledge, experiences and understandings of The Stolen Generation.

http://www.racismnoway.com.au/classroom/lesson_ideas/20001010_16.html
This website gives activities and worksheets that relate to the below information.
Theme: Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders - Reconciliation
Key Learning Area: English - Studies of Society and Environment (SOSE)
Age Group: Primary Upper (10-12) Secondary Lower (13-14) Secondary Middle (15-16)
Resource Type: Stories, poems and articles
Stimulus Name: "What do you mean Reconciliation?"

http://www.faira.org.au/abofai.html
This is the website for FAIRA, (the Foundation for Aboriginal and Islander Research Action) which has information on the rights of Indigenous peoples to self-determination through ownership of Land, Culture and Heritage are recognised.

http://www.atsia.gov.au/atsia/facts
This website includes fact sheets on: Australia in Brief; Indigenous People in Australia; Reconciliation; Voting Rights, Citizenship and the 1967 Referendum; Special Needs: Special Programs; Indigenous Health; Indigenous Education; Indigenous Housing; Indigenous Employment and Economic Development; Land and Native Title; Shared Responsibility Through Partnership; Indigenous Self-Management; Law and Justice; and Separated Children.

http://www.yarrahealing.melb.catholic.edu.au/journeys/school.html
This section of the website, Yarra Healing, showcases some of the ways in which schools and parishes of the Archdiocese of Melbourne are responding to the challenge of being awakened to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander lifeways, cultures and spiritualities.

http://www.abc.net.au/frontier/education/mozely.htm
Explains how one family was affected by their experiences of being stolen across three generations.
http://www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/stolen_children/media
Includes information on the Commonwealth Government in response to the Bringing Them Home report and the response to the commonwealth Government Initiatives.

http://www.ieta.ash.org.au
The Indigenous Education Training Alliance supports teachers and their indigenous students and holds courses to link directly to your teaching practice.

http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/lrc.nsf/pages/r96chp3
This site contains New South Wales' report on Aboriginal Customary Law.

http://www.dest.gov.au/ministers/nelson/april_03/n326_090403.htm
This site provides information about the Commonwealth programme launched to provide support for school principals around Australia to improve results in Indigenous education.

http://www.humanrights.gov.au/bth/

http://www.cowan.edu.au/clearinghouse/
This is a site providing information relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research.

http://www.ntu.edu.au/library/protocol.html
A guide for libraries, archives and information services for the collection of Indigenous print or non-print materials.

http://www.ciolek.com/WWWVL-Aborigianl.html
Australian National University keeps track of information on Indigenous Peoples generally. There are currently 86 links to information facilities worldwide.

http://www.daa.nsw.gov.au
Up-to-date information on Aboriginal Affairs NSW. Soon able to download "The Stolen Generation" publication and issues of "Empower".

http://www.abs.gov.au
Indigenous statistics unit:
i) 1996 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey
ii) Research Papers

http://www.aiatsis.gov.au
Information on indigenous collections, research and publications.

http://www.austmus.gov.au
Australian collections, including a permanent indigenous collection.