Internet resources for David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research (DUCIER)
Education, Arts and Social Sciences Virtual Library
General Aboriginal and Islander Studies Internet Resources
- Introduction
- Useful Starters
- Education and Research
- Government Information
- Law and Social Justice
- Media
- Organisations
- Other Catalogues
- Reconciliation
- Discussion Lists
- Latest Book Releases
Specific Subjects:
- Aboriginal and Islander Art
- Aboriginal and Islander Health
- Archaeology and Aboriginal Studies
- Australian History
- Human Rights and Racism
- Indigenous Studies
For general information see the guide
Introduction
This guide is designed to point you in the direction of electronic resources available in your discipline. The Internet extends the reach of your Library to include a multitude of resources from all over the world, and it is hoped that this guide will provide you with a starting point from which you will be able to pursue your own interests.
Useful starters
These are some general sites about Indigenous issues in Australia and overseas. For more detailed information see also the guide on Indigenous Studies.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resource links (opens in new window) from Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). This page contains links to resources of interest to Indigenous people and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library (opens in new window) a comprehensive guide to internet resources for Aboriginal Studies, edited by Dr T. Matthew Ciolek at the Australian National University, Canberra
- Bringing them Home (opens in new window) Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families. See also the summary Community Guide (opens in new window) by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
- Indigenous Links Page (opens in new window) from the ABC's Message Stick: A portal to Indigenous Australian information on the web, this page has links to art, education, language and more
- Koori Centre (opens in new window) designed and maintained by the Koori Centre, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Web Site (opens in new window) (NATSIEW) has links to peak bodies and a searchable directory of topics and links to other directories of web links
Education and Research
- Aboriginal Studies Association (opens in new window) for people involved or who want know more about Aboriginal Studies. Affiliated with the NSW Joint Council for Professional Teacher Associations
- Anangu Teacher Education Program (anTEP) (opens in new window) is a community based teacher education program run by the University of South Australia through David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research. It prepares Aboriginal students to become independent classroom teachers in their own community schools, and ultimately to become part of the decision-making body that controls education in their own communities
- Australian Indigenous Education Conference (opens in new window) provides abstracts and papers from the Australian Indigenous Education Conference (access via Pandora (opens in new window), Australia's web archive)
- Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (opens in new window) the research section of AIATSIS undertakes high-quality, multi-disciplinary research in the field of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, provides links to publications and resources
- Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (opens in new window) is a multi-disciplinary social sciences research centre at the Australian National University, with a primary focus on economic policy and economic development issues, including native title and land rights, social justice, and the socioeconomic status of Indigenous Australians
- Centre for Australian Indigenous Studies (opens in new window) includes the Koorie Research Centre at Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
- Department of Education and Children's Services (opens in new window), South Australia, has an Aboriginal Education site that provides services to Department personnel including centres and schools, other service providers and communities to improve the learning outcomes for all children and students. Also has an online Aboriginal Education Reference Library (opens in new window)
- Discovery Indigenous Researchers Development (opens in new window) from the Australian Research Council, Australian Government. Includes information on funded grants and selection reports
- Indigenous Education (opens in new window) from the Department of Education, Science and Training, Australian Government
- Indigenous Student Services includes services for Indigenous students and also contains links to the other entities of the Indigenous College of Education and Research and other sites that maybe useful to Indigenous students at the University of South Australia
- National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Web Site (opens in new window) (NATSIEW) provides general links, regional maps and resources relating to the culture, issues and education of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. An initiative of the National Coordinators of Aboriginal Education
- North Australia Research Unit (opens in new window) at the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at The Australian National University, Darwin
- David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research (opens in new window) University of South Australia provides general information about the School, its programs, courses and staff as well as links to relevant areas of the University of South Australia and related external websites
- The Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Incorporated (opens in new window) aims to promote access and equity for Koories through the development of education programs that are culturally relevant, reinforcing Koorie identity and providing supportive learning environments. Melbourne, Australia
Government Information
- Aboriginal Affairs Victoria (opens in new window) is the central point of advice to the Victorian Government on all matters affecting Victoria's Aboriginal people
- Australian Local Government Association (opens in new window) highlights the involvement of local government with Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islanders
- Aboriginal Services (opens in new window) from the State Records, Government of South Australia provides services to Aboriginal people in the spirit of Reconciliation and recognition of their rights to access personal information held in government records
- Australian, State, Territory and Local Governments (opens in new window) gateway to the information and services of all Australian, State, Territory and Local governments
- Indigenous Portal (opens in new window) Australian Government. Links to resources, contacts and services. Part of the Australia.gov.au (opens in new window) gateway to Australian Commonwealth Government information and services, includes information about government, parliament and legislature, and links to departments and agencies
- Indigenous Affairs Resources (opens in new window) from the Parliamentary Library, Australia
- Office of Indigenous Policy Coordination (OIPC) (opens in new window) part of the Australian Government's Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA).
- Native Title Tribunal (opens in new window) an Australian Commonwealth Government agency set up under the Native Title Act 1993 (Cth). It is part of the Attorney-General's portfolio and mediates native title claims under the direction of the Federal Court of Australia
Law and Social Justice
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice (opens in new window) includes information on the stolen children, native title, deaths in custody, and more from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, Australia
- The Aboriginal Legal Rights Movement (South Australia) (opens in new window) provides a legal service to Aboriginal people and their communities. Includes a page of complied links on Aboriginal People and the Law (opens in new window)
- Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements (ATNS) project (opens in new window) an ARC Linkage project examining treaty and agreement-making with Indigenous Australians. Includes a searchable database with links to current, historical and published materials relating to agreements made between Indigenous people and others in Australia and overseas
- Indigenous Law and Native Title (opens in new window) from the Indigenous Law and Justice Branch, Attorney-General's Department, Australia. Includes links to key legislation and law programs
- The Indigenous Law Centre (opens in new window) at the Faculty of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia. Publishers of the Indigenous Law Bulletin (opens in new window) and the Australian Indigenous Law Reporter (AILR)
- Indigenous Law Resources (opens in new window) provides a list of legal resources relating to Indigenous issues including legislation which can be searched by year, alphabetical or by agency/author. From AustLII, Australasian Legal Information Institute
- Redfern Legal Centre (opens in new window) Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Researching Indigenous Peoples Rights under International Law (opens in new window) this is a revision of a document prepared by Steven C. Perkins for a presentation at the 1992 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Law Libraries
Media
- ABC Radio National (opens in new window) Australian Broadcasting Association. Transcripts of programs are available by using the search facility
- An Aboriginal television culture: issues, strategies, politics (opens in new window) by Tom O'Regan and Philip Batty, Australian Television Culture, St Leonards, Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1993, pp.169-192. Republished here with the permission of Allen & Unwin
- Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association (opens in new window) (CAAMA) is a non-profit organisation dedicated to providing communications and media services to Aboriginal people in Central Australia. It's activities include television, radio, film, video, commercials and music production
- Imparja Television (opens in new window) is a private, fully commercial television company registered in the Northern Territory. It delivers information and communication services to the community, while promoting Indigenous culture and values
- Indigenous National Times (opens in new window) an Indigenous affairs news provider, includes coverage of land rights, native title, treaty, reconciliation, stolen wages and Aboriginal art
- Gadigal Information Service (GIS) (opens in new window) an established incorporated Aboriginal association since 1993 to provides a community based media, arts and information service for the Indigenous community in Sydney. Includes Koori Radio 93.7FM Sydney (opens in new window)
- Media web links (opens in new window) provided by AIATSIS (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies)
- Message Stick: A Portal to Indigenous Australian information on the web (opens in new window) resource for accessing information about the ABC's Indigenous production across Radio, Television and the Web. Also has discussion forums, arts reviews, and information on current and upcoming Indigenous events Australia wide
Organisations
- Aboriginal Organisations in Sydney (opens in new window) from the Barani: Indigenous History of Sydney City website
- AIATSIS (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies) (opens in new window) is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory authority devoted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. Information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Canberra, Australia
- Central Land Council (opens in new window) is a council of Aboriginal people representing their own communities. It is a statutory representative body representing Aboriginal people in the Central Australian region an area of 78,000 square kilometres. Northern Territory, Australia
- Indigenous Arts, Culture and Heritage (opens in new window) website listing of Australian organisations and resources collated by the Australian Government Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts
- Northern Land Council (opens in new window) homepage for the Northern Land Council (NLC) who were established in 1973 to represent traditional Aboriginal landowners and Aboriginal people in the Top End of Northern Territory.
Other Catalogues
- Aboriginal Education Reference Library (opens in new window) contains over 11,000 resources including videos. South Australia, Department of Education, Training and Employment
- AIATSIS Library (opens in new window) (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies) holds Australia's major collection of materials relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. It holds books, journals and manuscripts, and core collections of video, audio, and photographic material. Link to Mura, the on-line catalogue (opens in new window)
- Australian Indigenous Law Library (opens in new window) on AustLII and contains databases of agreements, case law, journals and legislation.
- Reconciliation Australia: Resource Centre (opens in new window) includes publications, speeches, community education materials and the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Archive (opens in new window).
Reconciliation
- Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTaR) (opens in new window) is an independent, national network of organisations and individuals working in support of justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia. Sea of Hands (opens in new window) is one public education initiative and the largest public art installation
- Commitment to Reconciliation (opens in new window) from University of South Australia
- Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Archive (opens in new window) this site contains all the documents and history of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation for the ten-year period of their existence to December 2000, hosted by AustLII
- National Reconciliation Week (NRW) (opens in new window) home page of the NRW from Reconciliation Australia
- Reconciliation Australia (opens in new window) an non-government, not-for-profit foundation established in 2000 by the former Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation. Includes links to State Reconciliation Councils such as Reconciliation South Australia (opens in new window)
- Sorry Books (opens in new window) an online exhibition presented by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Discussion Lists
Remember to keep your first reply from a discussion list, as it contains valuable information, including how to get off a list.
- ABORIG-NATIVE-TITLE-L (= Anthropology). Subscription Instructions: Send E-mail \'subscribe [forum-name] your-name your-email\' message to: majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au
- ABORIGINAL-STUDIES-L (= Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics). Subscription Instructions: Send E-mail \'subscribe [forum-name] your-name your-email\' message to: majordomo@coombs.anu.edu.au
Discussion lists are an excellent vehicle for finding out about upcoming
conferences
Or use these sites to find a topic of interest
- CataList (opens in new window) catalogue of LISTSERV lists
- Tile.Net: the Comprehensive Internet Reference (opens in new window)
- Ozlists (opens in new window) Australian electronic mailing lists from Griffith University, Australia includes information on the following lists
Latest Book Releases
- Aboriginal History Inc (opens in new window) is a publishing organisation based in Canberra, Australia. It publishes the annual refereed journal Aboriginal History and a monograph series
- Aboriginal Studies Press (opens in new window) at the Australian Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Canberra, Australia
- Magabala Books (opens in new window) is an Indigenous Australian publishing house who publish works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and editors
- For further information please contact the Ask Desk at any campus of the University of South Australia.
- Please contact LBY-EASS-DivLibrarians@unisa.edu.au if you find any links have changed or you have some additions or feedback
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