Item category 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection

The first major study of Aboriginal cross-cultural exchanges with the Burke and Wills expedition of 1860-61.

The 1972 Aboriginal Embassy was one of the most significant indigenous political demonstrations of the twentieth century. What began as a simple response to a Prime Ministerial statement on Australia Day 1972, evolved into a six-month political stand-off between radical Aboriginal activists and a...

A compilation of Aboriginal words and names in use throughout Australia. The list provides information on the origin and location of each word, developing an understanding of Aboriginal language and culture. The words are arranged in both English and Aboriginal lists in a dictionary format.

Aborigines and the Sport of Kings celebrates the significant and exciting Aboriginal involvement in Australian racing history. A remarkable history considering that Australian Aboriginal peoples first contact with the European animals caused them bewilderment and terror because violent massacres ...

For more than seventy years, the Aborigines Protection Society (APS) fought to protect the rights of natives living under the rule of the British Empire. Active on four continents, the APS resisted the efforts of white supremacists while defending aboriginal interests across the globe. The APS pu...

Retelling of an Aboriginal legend from the Kimberley region.