The logo is designed by artist, Jessica Johnson, of Nungala Creative. It tells the story of an active approach needed for action. For everyone to stand up for reconciliation and work towards enacting change.
As Australians, we are all here, woven into this country. As part of our reconciliation journey, there are truths to tell, stories to celebrate, and relationships to grow.
An Acknowledgement of Country is an act of respect for the continuing connection of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Traditional Owners and Custodians to the land on which your school or early learning service stands. Encourage staff and students to think about what it means to acknowledge Country, and provide everyone the opportunity to do so at meetings and events throughout the year.
The film, The Apology produced by Indigenous Film Services begins two days before the historic event on 13 February 2008 as people began to gather in Canberra. It includes interviews, stories and many special moments such as the first Welcome to Country in the Federal Parliament.
The history of forced removal of Indigenous children from their families.
The survival of Indigenous people and the impact of the national apology.
This documentary DVD was produced in 1997 and forms part of the Bringing them home education resource for use in Australian classrooms.
This story is not a pretty one” begins Sheila Humphries who, as a child, was taken from her parents and placed in an orphanage by authorities who thought they knew best. One voice of the stolen Generation, Sheila, with many other indigenous Australian children, suffered cruelty and neglect that has shaped her as an adult, for good and for ill. The effects are still writ large on Sheila’s life and it’s a part of Australian history we must never forget.
Land rights and native title aren't the same thing. Dr Heidi Norman, one of the ABC's Top 5 humanities researchers for 2018, explains the difference.
Mabo Day on June 3rd, celebrates the life and work of Eddie Mabo who fought to disprove terra nullius. We look at the life and legacy of Mabo.
Mabo Day is the anniversary of a court decision that recognised for the first time that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a special connection to the land of their ancestors. So we asked special guest reporter Dwayne Coulthard to give us his insight into what that connection is all about.
Australian Aboriginal Documentary
On June 3rd 1992, just six months after Eddie "Koiki" Mabo's tragic death, the High Court upheld his claim that Murray Islanders held native title to land in the Torres Strait.
In 1967 Australia voted to remove the provisions of the constitution that discriminated against Aboriginal people. See this defining moment in Australia’s history brought to life, told by historian David Hunt. Narrated by Charmaine Armstrong.
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers are warned that the following program may contain images and voices of people who have died. The 1967 referendum saw the majority of Australians vote to change our country's laws to count Indigenous Australians as full citizens.
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F HAR - CULTURE Genre
For Kirrali, life in 1985 was pretty chill. Sure, she was an Aboriginal girl adopted into a white family, but she was cool with that. She knew where she was headed - to a law degree - even if she didn't know 'who she was'. But when Kirrali moves to the city to start university, a whole lot of life-changing events spark an awakening that no one sees coming, least of all herself. Story flashbacks to the 1960s, where her birth mother is desperately trying to escape conservative parents, give meaning to Kirrali's own search for identity nearly twenty years later. And then she meets her father...
F LOU - CULTURE Genre
Shauna is in her final year at an elite private school and has great expectations. She holds an Indigenous scholarship and is determined to be the first member of her family to go to university, no matter what. The year is off to an excellent start, and she and her friends are dreaming big about life after school and a trip to Paris. But suddenly she's faced with a choice that threatens to throw all her plans into disarray. (Back cover)
BIO 920 PAS - BIOGRAPHY Genre
History has portrayed Australia's First Peoples, the Aboriginals, as hunter-gatherers who lived on empty, uncultivated land. History is wrong. In this seminal book, Bruce Pascoe uncovers evidence that long before the arrival of white men, Aboriginal people across the continent were building dams and wells; planting, irrigating, and harvesting seeds, and then preserving the surplus and storing it in houses, sheds, or secure vessels; and creating elaborate cemeteries and manipulating the landscape. All of these behaviours were inconsistent with the hunter-gatherer tag, which turns out to have been a convenient lie that worked to justify dispossession. Using compelling evidence from the records and diaries of early Australian explorers and colonists, he reveals that Aboriginal systems of food production and land management have been blatantly understated in modern retellings of early Aboriginal history, and that a new look at Australia's past is required -- for the benefit of all Australians. (Books in Print)
Fifteen-year-old Robbie knows bad things happen in Walgaree. But it's nothing to do with him. That's just the way the Aborigines have always been treated. In the summer of 1965 racial tensions in the town are at boiling point, and something headed Walgaree's way will blow things apart. It's time for Robbie to take a stand. Nothing will ever be the same.
It's the year 2000 and the Olympics are going to be held in Australia. In a year of surprises, Mel and her family are heading to Sydney on an unforgettable journey to Corroboree 2000, bringing together all Australians as they celebrate Australia's Indigenous heritage and acknowledge past wrongs. (Distributor)
Includes activism, 'Bringing them home report, civil rights campaigns, colonisation, culture, disability, education, environment, Freedom Ride (1965), Gurindji strike, health, access to services, housing, John Howard, human rights, policies, global, Mabo case, Eddie Mabo, Native Title Act, Northern Territory, poverty, Kevin Rudd, 'Stronger Futures' legislation, terra nullius, United Nations, Wik decision.
Includes LINK to PDF in record.
What is it like to grow up Aboriginal in Australia? This anthology, compiled by award-winning author Anita Heiss, showcases many diverse voices, experiences and stories in order to answer that question.
Accounts from well-known authors and high-profile identities sit alongside those from newly discovered writers of all ages. All of the contributors speak from the heart - sometimes calling for empathy, oftentimes challenging stereotypes, always demanding respect.
This groundbreaking collection will enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.
Contributors include Tony Birch, Deborah Cheetham, Adam Goodes, Terri Janke, Patrick Johnson, Ambelin Kwaymullina, Jack Latimore, Celeste Liddle, Amy McQuire, Kerry Reed-Gilbert, Miranda Tapsell, Jared Thomas, Aileen Walsh, Alexis West, Tara June Winch, and many, many more.
Winner, Small Publisher Adult Book of the Year at the 2019 Australian Book Industry Awards
F COU - SENIOR FICTION Genre
Jessica is a tomboy, the pride of her father. She works with him on their struggling family farm. One quiet day, the peace and quiet is marred by a terrible murder, and nothing will be the same.
F KWA - MYSTERY Genre
Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since she died. Her dad, a detective, is the only one who can see and hear her - and he's drowning in grief. But now they have a mystery to solve together. Who is Isobel Catching, and what's her connection to the fire that killed a man? What happened to the people who haven't been seen since the fire? As Beth unravels the mystery, she finds a shocking story lurking beneath the surface of a small town, and a friendship that lasts beyond one life and into another. Told in two unforgettable voices, this gripping novel interweaves themes of grief, colonial history, violence, love and family.
BIO 920 MOR - BIOGRAPHY Genre
A sad, wise, and funny book of Sally Morgan's love for her own spiritual and Indigenous Aboriginal roots.
BIO 920 REM - CULTURE Genre
A collection of powerful, true stories of Aboriginal life, this anthology contains 15 memoirs of growing up Aboriginal in Australia. It includes works from Kim Scott, Australia's first indigenous Miles Franklin winner, author Sally Morgan, and the critically acclaimed artist, author, and activist Bronwyn Bancroft. These true stories of adolescence are as diverse as they are moving, and offer readers insight into the pain, humour, grief, hope, and pride that makes up Indigenous experiences.
BIO 920 PED - BIOGRAPHY Genre
The thrilling story of the great warrior, Jandamarra, who turned from police assistant to resistance fighter. Thought to be unstoppable, he led the Bunuba against the forces invading their land. A legend, forever etched into the history of the Kimberley, Jandamarra's courage and fighting spirit made him one of the region's most wanted men.