Key Websites

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All users should be aware that some topics or historical content may be culturally sensitive, offensive or distressing, and that some images may contain nudity or are of people not yet identified.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

	In the Library (or anywhere with a Library card for NSW residents)
	Only in the Library
	Publicly available

These websites will help you find more specific information in certain areas and topics. Look at the descriptions to see if they are relevant for your needs.

Find and Connect
History and information about Australian Orphanages, Children’s Homes, and other institutes.
Stolen Generations’ Testimonies
In 2009 more than thirty Stolen Generations’ Survivors shared their stories, their memories and themselves.
New South Wales Aboriginal Land Council
The State's peak representative body in Aboriginal Affairs.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
An Indigenous-led National institute, connecting people with knowledge, heritage and cultures of Australia’s First Peoples.
The Conversation
Working with academic experts, The Conversation aims to democratise knowledge and influence a change to behaviours and attitudes. Evidence based information on a wide range of topics relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Full website here.
Inside Story
Current affairs and culture from Australia and beyond, browse topics or search by keywords to discover essays, journalism, commentary and reviews by leading writers and researchers.
Full website here.
Spinney Press web links for students [external website]
Useful links from the publishers of the Issues in Society series on racial prejudice, the Stolen Generations, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and more.

Trove: First Australians

Content, links and guides related to material on Trove that is authored by, or about, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Here you will find information about Cultural Safety for First Australians, as well as tips on how to search by language groups.

National Library: Trove

Exhibitions

Online exhibitions and projects from other cultural institutes.

Australian Museum’s Unsettled exhibition
Unsettled features over 190 objects and images throughout eight thematic sections: Introduction, Signal Fires, Recognising Invasions, Fighting Wars, Remembering Massacres, Surviving Genocide, Continued Resistance, and Healing Nations. These objects and images include Australian Museum collection items, commissions, acquisitions, and loans.
Epic Australia
From the Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, this website features resources and projects around Australia with partnerships between researchers and Indigenous communities. It covers many subject areas including natural history, archaeology, geology, sciences and geography.
National Film and Sound Archive
Individual items and collections of material from NFSA that are related to ‘Indigenous Australians’.
Or access full collection here.

Statistics and Government Reports

Aboriginal Affairs Data
Research data from NSW Government agency that is focused solely on promoting economic, social and cultural opportunities for the State’s Aboriginal peoples
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Data Archive
ATSIDA is a facility for Australian Indigenous research data and is managed by the UTS Library. Access information about research projects and see how data is being used by other researchers.
ABS National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey, 2014-15
Uluru Statement from the Heart: a quick guide
Summary of a constitutional convention in 2017, bringing together over 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders to discuss constitutional reform

Other Research Guides

Refer to these guides by Australian Universities for even more resources relevant to Aboriginal Studies.
Note: some electronic resources within these guides may only be available to university students and staff.

A record of life on a sheep station at Coonamble, Western N.S.W. ca 1880-1900: 5. Sam Hull – Aboriginal tracker