Aboriginal Studies - HSC

Research Guide for the HSC subject Aboriginal Studies.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander visitors are kindly advised that this website includes images, sounds and names of people who have passed.

All users should be aware that some topics or historical content may be culturally sensitive, offensive or distressing, and that some images may contain nudity or are of people not yet identified. Certain words, terms or descriptions may reflect the author's/creator's attitude or that of the period in which they were written, but are now considered inappropriate in today's context.

Key to library resources

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State Library Online

More from the State Library

The Library exists in order to support and encourage research, debate, conversation, inspiration, learning and enjoyment. There are many exhibitions, projects, blog entries and talks that relate to Aboriginal Studies. 

Projects and Guides

Further projects and guides to broaden your knowledge.

Digital Collections

5,027,091+ digital files from the Library’s collections are accessible online, with more being added all the time. Start exploring them now by browsing or searching in the digital collections catalogue.

 

Freedom Rides SAFA (Student Action for Aboriginals), 1965

Exhibition

Visit the online exhibition Eight Days in Kamay, a digital exploration of how on 29 April 1770, the Gweagal people of Kamay (Botany Bay) discovered James Cook and his crew.

Then go to the learning activity below to reflect on how texts may invite the responder to see the world differently, to challenge assumptions, ignite new ideas or reflect personally.

This video discusses what role digital technology can play in the preservation of Indigenous cultures in a postcolonial world.