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2. Yothu Yindi
Yothu Yindi is a really cool Aboriginal band. These pages come complete with video, sound clips and some terrific graphics. Check it out.
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3. FAIRA
The FAIRA web site has up-to-date information on Native Title issues as well as the latest copies of the newpaper Land Rights Queensland.
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4. The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
AIATSIS is a Commonwealth funded organisation central to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research. Founded in 1964 it aims to promote Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. It is the largest research centre of its kind for information about the cultures and lifestyles - traditional and contemporary - of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The AIATSIS WWW pages present information on their diverse resources; (i.e.) library, publications, Native Title research unit, and other research.
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5. Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs
Part of the Australian Government Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA), OIPC is coordinating a whole-of-government approach to programs and services for Indigenous Australians. It has a central role in the Australian Government's arrangements in Indigenous Affairs.
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6. Reconciliation Australia
Reconciliation Australia is a non-government, independent foundation which is providing national leadership for the reconciliation movement from 1 January 2001. You can enter your contact details at the site to join a mailing list. From this page you can also access some current reconciliation resources or explore the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation's Library Archive.
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7. National Native Time Tribunal
This is a helpful site which contains answers to many questions about native title. The site also includes media releases, guidelines, determinations and examples of agreements. There are also details of how to apply for native title as well as useful contacts.
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The Northern Land Council was established in 1973 to represent traditional Aboriginal landowners and Aboriginal people in the Top End of the Northern Territory of Australia. The most important responsibilities of the NLC are to consult with traditional landowners and other Aborigines with an interest in the land. The Northern Land Council has a huge and interesting website.
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9. Diwurruwurru
In the languages of the Aboriginal people of the Borroloola region of the Gulf of Carpentaria, Diwurruwurru means MESSAGE STICK. This website is our message stick to the world. We invite you warmly to come and experience our cultures with us. We intend this website to educate not only our own children but people everywhere. At the moment this site features Yanyuwa culture, but you will find out much about the other cultures on it too, as we are more intermarried now than we used to be before white contact. Eventually, we hope to have separate websites for the Garrwa, Mara and Kudanji people.
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10. Message Stick
Message Stick is the new Indigenous gateway for ABC TV and Radio. The gateway is a collaboration between Indigenous departments in Television and Radio and also included is the Aboriginal Employment and Development Program (AEDP) and you will also gain valuable information on the Protocol for using Indigenous vision and sound.
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11. 98.9 FM
98.9FM is the first Indigenous radio station in a capital city, 98.9FM has grown exponentially since it first went to air on Tuesday April 6, 1993. With a great blend of Country and Indigenous music, the station now attracts a large and diverse audience.
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12. Cherbourg State Primary School
The Cherbourg State Primary School web site contains information about the Cherbourg State School, an Aboriginal community school in the South Burnett District of southeast Queensland. Cherbourg State School caters for approximately 220 local children with educational programs ranging from Kindergarten to Year 7. The web site contains loads of information about the School such as annual reports and many photos of artwork and staff and students.
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13. UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues
The UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues was established in April 2000, the Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution to establish the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples. Three months later, the Economic and Social Council endorsed the resolution, and the Permanent Forum came into formal existence. The Permanent Forum is now an advisory body to the Economic and Social Council with a mandate to discuss indigenous issues related to economic and social development, culture, the environment, education, health and human rights. According to its mandate, the Permanent Forum will: provide expert advice and recommendations on indigenous issues to the Council, as well as to programmes, funds and agencies of the United Nations, through the Council; raise awareness and promote the integration and coordination of activities related to indigenous issues within the UN system; and prepare and disseminate information on indigenous issues The Permanent Forum is to hold an annual session. The first meeting of the Permanent Forum was held in May 2002, and yearly meetings will take place either in New York or Geneva.
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Since 1991 the Koori Mail has aimed to publish Australia's deadliest Indigenous newspaper. Every fortnight it prints news, images and views of particular interest to Aborigines and Torres Strait Island people, and non-Indigenous people interested in Indigenous affairs.
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15. Kurongkurl Katitjin
"Kurongkurl Katitjin, pronounced koor-ong-kurl cut-it-chin, is a Nyoongar phrase meaning 'coming together to learn”' Our mission is to 'provide excellence in teaching, learning and research in a culturally inclusive environment that values the diversity of Indigenous Australian history and cultural heritage'."
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16. The Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project
The Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements Project is an ARC Linkage project examining treaty and agreement-making with Indigenous Australians and the nature of the cultural, social and legal rights encompassed by past, present and potential agreements and treaties. 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. The ATNS database is designed for the use of Indigenous and other community organisations, researchers, government and industry bodies.
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17. Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association Inc.
Established in 1985, the Warlukurlangu Artists Aboriginal Association Inc. is an Aboriginal owned and governed non-profit art centre located at Yuendumu Community, 300km northwest of Alice Springs. Representing over 160 Warlpiri and Anmatjerre artists, the art centre specialises in the production of a wide range of acrylic paintings, large commissions and traditional ground installations. The art centre plays an important role within the community by providing a variety of cultural maintenance and educational activities. With the ongoing work of a dedicated elected committee, Warlukurlangu is committed to improving opportunities for the self expression and empowerment of Warlpiri people. The website includes information on artists, exhibitions and centre activities.
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The NativeWeb aims to "provide a cyber-place for Earth's indigenous peoples ... not to "preserve," in museum fashion, some vestige of the past, but to foster communication among peoples engaged in the present and looking toward a sustainable future for those yet unborn." ( ref). The site contains stacks of resources for Indigenous cultures around the world including news, events, jobs and chat boards.
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19. TSRA
The TSRA aims to strengthen the economic, social and cultural development of the Torres Strait to improve the lifestyle and wellbeing of Torres Strait Islanders and Aboriginal people living in the region. The Authority's vision is to empower Torres Strait Islander and Aboriginal people to determine their own affairs based on the unique Ailan Kastom (Island Custom) bilong Torres Strait which is the source of unity and strength.
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The Central Land Council 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 780,000 square kilometres. The roots of the Central Land Council lie in the history of the Aboriginal struggle for justice in Central Australia - events like the famous strike and walk off by the Gurindji people at Wave Hill cattle station in 1966. In response to Aboriginal demands, in February 1973 the Commonwealth Government set up a Royal Commission under Justice Woodward to inquire into how land rights might be achieved in the Northern Territory.
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Terri Janke & Company is the only specialist Indigenous law firm and consultancy based in Australia. We work for and in the interests of Indigenous people throughout Australia and around the world. The firm principal, Terri Janke, is an Indigenous lawyer who is regarded as a leading international authority on Indigenous cultural and intellectual property rights (ICIP) for her groundbreaking work in this area. Our firm’s unique understanding of the legal and business issues associated with the sound, sensitive protection and appropriate use of Indigenous art, music, film, language, literature, heritage and traditional knowledge are fundamental to our success.
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Keeaira Press is a small publishing house with a primary interest in recording aspects of Aboriginal history and culture. Many of our publications have a strong photographic content. Keeaira Press has been established since 1996 and our main customers are educational institutions, including libraries, schools and universities as well as community organisations and bookshops.
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Magabala Books is an Indigenous Australian publishing house. We publish works by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and editors. We also provide advice and publishing services and invite manuscripts. Our organisation spreads the seeds of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures by recording, publishing and promoting this unique literature in Australia and throughout the world.
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Aboriginal History Inc is a publishing organisation based in Canberra, Australia. It publishes the annual refereed journal Aboriginal History and a monograph series. All the major writers on Indigenous issues have published with us in our twenty-six year history. Our articles are inter-disciplinary, cutting-edge and reflective. Volume 25, for example, contains new insights into the current debate on settler histories and the stolen generations: was it attempted genocide? Volume 26 looks at representations of Indigenous people by themselves and by others.
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Manuta Tunapee Puggaluggalia Tasmanian Aboriginal Historical Cultural Association and Publishing House comprises a collective of multiskilled and informed people with a committed reconciliation agenda. We are an independent Tasmanian Aboriginal organisation whose aim is to educate and break down the stereotypes and misconceptions which now prevails within both the Tasmanian community and the broader community. In the past, people have been denied access to knowledge about Tasmania's diverse Aboriginal culture and history. The broader community is unaware that there are a number of separate individual Aboriginal communities in Tasmania, which have their own policies and guidelines and publish their own material. Our aim is to share non-culturally sensitive information with educators and people interested in Tasmania's Traditional Aboriginal past. We offer Tasmanian Aboriginal cultural books, teaching resources, and other material dealing with Australian History and children's books.
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25. National Indigenous Radio Service
"The National Indigenous Radio Service Limited (NIRS) is a national service provided from a hub station residing in Brisbane. It networks material for Indigenous media organisations that don't have the staffing or capital requirements to provide a 24-hour high quality broadcast to their audience."
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Since it began in 1993, Kegedonce Press has been committed to the development, promotion, and publication of the work of Indigenous writers nationally and internationally. Kegedonce Press is a Native owned and operated company based at Neyaashiinigmiing, on the traditional territory of the Chippewas of Nawash First Nation. We are committed to our guiding vision of publishing and promoting works of the Indigenous writers of Turtle Island and supporting the enterprise of Indigenous artists, graphic illustrators, designers, editors, printers and others in related fields.
"We strive to foster the creative cultural expression of Indigenous Peoples through the publication of beautifully crafted books which involve Indigenous Peoples in all levels of production and by supporting activities which promote Indigenous literary development and the development of Indigenous publishing".
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27. IAD Press
IAD Press is an Indigenous publisher based at the Institute for Aboriginal Development (IAD) in Alice Springs. The only Indigenous publisher in the Northern Territory, IAD Press has been producing quality books for more than 30 years. We have evolved into a national publishing house known for our innovative and award-winning books. As IAD Press has grown, our list of general trade titles has also expanded and in 1997 our trade imprint Jukurrpa Books was launched. Jukurrpa means ‘Dreaming’, ‘Story’ or ‘Law’ in some Central Australian languages.
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There are more than 200 Australian Indigenous languages. Less than 20 languages are strong, and even these are endangered: the others have been destroyed, live in the memories of the elderly, or are being revived by their communities. This site has annotated links to 224 resources for about 70 languages. About 33% of these resources are produced or published by Indigenous people.
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Mura Gadi - a guide to manuscript, pictures and oral histories in the National Library of Australia relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples is an online catalogue of the Library's rich resources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The name, contributed by Ngunawal/Ngunnawal elder Matilda House, means 'pathways for searching' in the language of the original inhabitants of the region where the Library is located. We hope Mura Gadi will provide a new 'pathway' to assist those searching for material relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
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Link-Up (QLD) services started in 1984 in response to concerns expressed by people of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community in Queensland. These concerns were later confirmed by the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, which found that many of the victims had been separated from family and communities due to past government policies. The Bringing Them home Report by the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission in 1997 confirmed the devastating effects that the removal of children have had on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, communities and culture. Link-Up (Qld) Aboriginal Corporation was incorporated as a separate body in 1989. Since 1984 we have successfully supported and reunited many people with their families and communities.
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