Item category 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Collection

The true story of the first Aboriginal filmmaker William "Bill" Onus, a truly heroic cultural and political figure who revived his people's culture in the 1940s and ignited a civil rights movement that would, against enormous odds, change the course of history. Told by his grandson Tiriki through...

The NGA holds the largest collection of Australian Indigenous art in the world. Written by Indigenous authors, curators and other experts in the field, this book features 183 works of art which highlight the diversity, richness and excellence of the Gallery's collection including rare 19th centur...

Created in response to the inadequate representation of Aboriginal and Torres St. Islander studies by Library of Congress subject headings ; brings together commonly used words ; it explains words that are in use by many Aborigines and a few language words that are used in particular areas of Aus...

Surveys the great variety of Australian Aboriginal art thematically and contextually, showing the interrelationship between body painting, dance, the decoration of weapons and utensils and painting on bark, board and canvas.

The perfect introduction to Aboriginal art, now in its fourth edition. This edition has been expanded and updated to include and reflect on important artists who have emerged in the last decade, with a focus on the burgeoning of activity in the Southern Desert region, Queensland and the Torres St...

Aborignal art and the Dreaming will assist art, craft and design teachers and teachers of Aboriginal studies in secondary schools to teach students about the diversity of both traditional and contemporary Aboriginal visual arts.

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

Explores how Aboriginal arts can be presented to both indigenous and non-indigenous students, in a culturally sensitive manner and how these art forms can be used within a curriculum framework. Looks at schools teaching the implementation of Aboriginal arts and visits to galleries.