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A collection of original and curated learning articles on culture, history and reconciliation.

Kinship Systems

Kinship is a term that is used to describe how people relate to one another in different cultures. In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, the concept of kinship is complex, and has wide implications in Indigenous life and social structure.

'The Dreaming'

The 'Dreaming' or the 'Dreamtime' is an Indigenous-Australian oral history of the world and its creation.

Aboriginal, Indigenous or First Nations?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Indigenous, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Blackfella, First Nations or First Australians - what's the appropriate term?

Connection to Country

Land is of great significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The living environment goes beyond physical elements, and is fundamental to our identity.

Massacres

The history of massacres has often been silenced within Australia.

Indigenous Languages

When you lose your language, a whole way of being, a whole cultural universe is lost forever.

The Stolen Generations

The forced removal of children during the Stolen generations created significant grief and trauma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, the impact of which is still being felt today.

Knowledge and Sustainability

Architecture, land management, enterprise and the practice of astronomy, mathematics and physics existed long before Europeans settled.

Diverse Aboriginal Identities

Culture, not colour, is the heart of Aboriginal identity

Deaths in Custody

25 years after the royal commission, we've gone backwards

Race Relations

To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem

Mabo and Native Title

Mabo challenged the authority of the Queensland government to claim not just sovereignty but also ownership of the land comprising their ancestral home.

On Happiness

Happiness born of connectedness lifts up Aboriginal Australians

Australia Day

Australia day marks the beginning of a long and brutal colonisation of people and land

The 1967 Referendum

Right wrongs, write Yes’: what was the 1967 referendum all about?

Acknowledgement of Country

Find out the difference between an Acknowledgement and Welcome to Country

Death and Sorry Business

First Australians have a unique and complex process to overcome grief

Caring for Country

Country is one of the most significant pillars of our identity, and caring and connecting with country ensures it is protected for future generations.

Land Rights in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) 1976 gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people back their land, and a say over land development.

The Wave Hill Walk Off

The untold story behind the 1966 Wave Hill Walk-Off

The Aboriginal Flag

Learn about the history of this flag, and what it means to Aboriginal people across Australia.

Songlines

Songlines have been a prominent feature of Aboriginal cultures for over 60,000 years. Songlines explain the laws by which people have lived, and the origins of this country.

The Torres Strait Islander Flag

Learn about this flag, and why it is an important symbol of unity and identity for Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The Barunga Statement and Agreement

The Barunga Statement called for self determination, a national system of land rights, compensation, an end to discrimination, respect for Aboriginal identity, and the granting of social, economic and cultural rights.

Coniston Massacre

The Coniston Massacre was the last documented massacre in Australia. With over 60 Aboriginal people killed throughout the Central Desert region, it's left a mark on the lives of many people in Central Australia.

2019 - The year of Indigenous Languages

2019 is an opportunity for Australians to take action and improve the preservation, promotion and learning of First Nations languages across Australia.

Yolngu Ways of Learning

The songs, dances and stories of Yolngu culture live in the Yolngu people, and in the land that has been their home for tens of thousands of years.

Kinship Systems

Kinship is a term that is used to describe how people relate to one another in different cultures. In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, the concept of kinship is complex, and has wide implications in Indigenous life and social structure.

'The Dreaming'

The 'Dreaming' or the 'Dreamtime' is an Indigenous-Australian oral history of the world and its creation.

Connection to Country

Land is of great significance to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The living environment goes beyond physical elements, and is fundamental to our identity.

Diverse Aboriginal Identities

Culture, not colour, is the heart of Aboriginal identity

On Happiness

Happiness born of connectedness lifts up Aboriginal Australians

Death and Sorry Business

First Australians have a unique and complex process to overcome grief

Caring for Country

Country is one of the most significant pillars of our identity, and caring and connecting with country ensures it is protected for future generations.

Songlines

Songlines have been a prominent feature of Aboriginal cultures for over 60,000 years. Songlines explain the laws by which people have lived, and the origins of this country.

Yolngu Ways of Learning

The songs, dances and stories of Yolngu culture live in the Yolngu people, and in the land that has been their home for tens of thousands of years.

The Stolen Generations

The forced removal of children during the Stolen generations created significant grief and trauma for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families, the impact of which is still being felt today.

Massacres

The history of massacres has often been silenced within Australia.

The Torres Strait Islander Flag

Learn about this flag, and why it is an important symbol of unity and identity for Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Coniston Massacre

The Coniston Massacre was the last documented massacre in Australia. With over 60 Aboriginal people killed throughout the Central Desert region, it's left a mark on the lives of many people in Central Australia.

The 1967 Referendum

Right wrongs, write Yes’: what was the 1967 referendum all about?

Land Rights in the Northern Territory

The Northern Territory Aboriginal Land Rights Act (Northern Territory) 1976 gives Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people back their land, and a say over land development.

The Aboriginal Flag

Learn about the history of this flag, and what it means to Aboriginal people across Australia.

Mabo and Native Title

Mabo challenged the authority of the Queensland government to claim not just sovereignty but also ownership of the land comprising their ancestral home.

Indigenous Languages

When you lose your language, a whole way of being, a whole cultural universe is lost forever.

The Wave Hill Walk Off

The untold story behind the 1966 Wave Hill Walk-Off

Knowledge and Sustainability

Architecture, land management, enterprise and the practice of astronomy, mathematics and physics existed long before Europeans settled.

Aboriginal, Indigenous or First Nations?

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Indigenous, Aboriginal, Aborigine, Blackfella, First Nations or First Australians - what's the appropriate term?

Deaths in Custody

25 years after the royal commission, we've gone backwards

Race Relations

To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem

Australia Day

Australia day marks the beginning of a long and brutal colonisation of people and land

The Barunga Statement and Agreement

The Barunga Statement called for self determination, a national system of land rights, compensation, an end to discrimination, respect for Aboriginal identity, and the granting of social, economic and cultural rights.

Acknowledgement of Country

Find out the difference between an Acknowledgement and Welcome to Country

2019 - The year of Indigenous Languages

2019 is an opportunity for Australians to take action and improve the preservation, promotion and learning of First Nations languages across Australia.

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