Item category 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection

Butcher Joe Nangan was one of those charismatic people who exercised a most profound impact on all who met him. Having spent his life acquiring the ritual knowledge and lore, not only of his own Nyikina and Walmajarri forbears but also that pertaining to the lands of his neighbours, Nangan believ...

This publication, which accompanies the QAGOMA exhibition (02 JUN 2018 – 7 OCT 2018) of the same name, chronicles the development of the career of Tony Albert, one of the country's brightest rising art stars whose work has come to prominence through its ability to speak to important issues of rac...

Kaurna to English and English to Kaurna translations give learners quick access and the ability to identify the creative processes used to translate and adapt old words to new for modern day application that is rooted in ancient integrity. This simple, comprehensive and insightful dictionary is e...

Health explores the vision and knowledges with which Aboriginal people are re-shaping considerations of health and wellbeing today. It offers concepts that are not tied to Western practices, as it delves into Indigenous birthing, end-of-life care and other cultural rituals.

Kerry Arabena opens doors to unexplored ethical possibilities for living in 21st century. Converging wisdom from Indigenous peoples philosophic traditions with scientific and ethical understandings of contemporary modern thought has yielded new understanding of our universal indigeneity, citizens...

This is a pivotal story long overdue for the telling: how Aboriginal and European people interacted with each other following the British territorial invasion of 1826 for the next hundred years. There has always been a wealth of documentary and oral history available to researchers prepared to wr...

Beyond the generalisations of national and colonial history, what can we know about how Aboriginal nations interacted with the British settlers who invaded their country, the men appointed by the imperial and colonial governments to protect them, and each other? In The Good Country Bain Attwood m...

Documents the relationship between settlers and Aboriginals in Western Australia.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. The Arrernte people of Central Australia first encountered Europeans in the 1860s as groups of explorers, pastoralists, missionaries, and laborers invaded their land. During that time the Arrernte were the subject of intense curiosity, and the earliest accounts of their lives,...

"The unknown story of 13 Western Australian Aboriginal Servicemen who served at Gallipoli have been brought to light in book titled They Served with Honour: Untold Stories of Western Australian Aboriginal Servicemen at Gallipoli. Over the last decade, there has been a growing interest in Australi...

Aust'n. Between 1936 and 1954 the Western Australian Government conducted Courts of Native Affairs that heard murder and manslaughter cases where defendant and victim were Aboriginal. Cases which for every other citizen carried the status of Supreme Court trials were reduced to summary hearings c...

An introduction to the vast world of traditional Aboriginal art: rock engravings, cave and bark paintings, docorative and symbolic designs both sacred and secular.

A firsthand account of the origins of the contemporary art movement in desert Australia.

Papunya- A Place Made After the Story is a first-hand account of the Papunya Tula artists and their internationally significant works emanating from the central Western Desert.

Retelling of an Aboriginal legend from the Kimberley region.

This atlas has three parts: maps and diagrams, a one hundred year history of the Crocodile Islands and an illustrated dictionary.

Argues for radical change in the system of resolving land disputes involving Aboriginal Australians.

A comprehensive, relevant, and accessible look at all aspects of Indigenous Australian history and culture. What is The Dreaming? How many different Indigenous tribes and languages once existed in Australia? What is the purpose of a corroboree? What effect do the events of the past have on Indige...

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. This book looks at the way in which dispute resolution processes can be developed to more effectively empower Aboriginal people and assist with the more equitable and satisfactory resolution of disputes between Aboriginal people and between Aboriginal people and other groups.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES. AUSTRALIAN. What is The Dreaming? How many different Indigenous tribes and languages once existed in Australia? What is the purpose of a corroboree? What effect do the events of the past have on Indigenous peoples today? Indigenous Australia For Dummies answers these questions...

Cultural processes of Aboriginal women.