ABORIGINAL CULTURE

Hidden Histories - The Hidden Histories Project will tell the stories drawn from life history of individual men and women. The special qualities of everyday Aboriginal life is the focus.

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies Links

National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Educational Website - includes topics and issues, regions, reconciliation, teaching and learning, children and youth pages.

Stories of the Dreaming - The stories come from the cultures of Indigenous Australians and have been collected from all over Australia. They reflect an essential part of the life of Indigenous Australians.

Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander www.koori.usyd.edu.au/regalpha.html

Tandanya Resource from the National Aboriginal Cultural Institute in Adelaide includes interactive exhibitions with background notes.

INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE WORLD A centre for world indigenous studies. This site also includes links to Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation, Gundungarra Aboriginal Tribal Council, Murri Sites and Yothu Yindi

Aboriginal Art of Australia ABORIGINAL FINE ARTS GALLERY Paintings by Some of Australia's Most Prominent Aboriginal Artists.

Jabiru - Aboriginal Art and Culture Gallery showcases a range of traditional Aboriginal artworks. Includes artist profiles and links to related resources.

Aboriginal Art Gallery Bahr View paintings by 40 aboriginal artists, with explanatory text in both English and German.

Indigenous Dream Site "Presented are Aboriginal art images and information, collected by the South Australian Museum. The site provides information about the cultural background of Australian Aborigines, Aboriginal art history, religious performances, social networks and territorial groupings, and includes images of bark and traditional paintings and sculptures."

Aboriginal Art Online Shop for paintings, prints, and pottery by Australian Aboriginal artists. Learn about Aboriginal art, culture, and communities.

Australian Aboriginal Art - OneWorld Magazine Journal of Australian history and culture offers an exhibit of Aboriginal arts and crafts. Read about the history of Aboriginal art.

Desart - Authentic Aboriginal Artworks Association of Central Australian Aboriginal Art & Craft offers support to thousands of Aboriginal artists and craftspeople.

Australian Aboriginal Soldiers Explores the history of Aboriginal soldiers in the Australian military. Read about why they joined, see photos, peruse stories, and follow links.

Aboriginal Art in Australia Outlines the forms and structures of the art of Australian Aboriginals. Review history and iconography.

Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation Council attempting to unite native Australians with industries that have the most impact on Aboriginal peoples posts speeches and news releases.

Aboriginal Australia Links Collection of links to pages concerning Australian Aborigines. Not alphabetically or topically arranged.

Ilupa Desert Art Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery Offers an introduction to the culture of the Ngaanyatjarra people. Review the elements of their art making.

Aboriginal Studies - Art & Culture Directory offers links to resources about Aboriginal art and culture and descriptions of each resource.

South Australian Aboriginal History Bibliography Find information about dictionaries, biographies, and encyclopedias relating to Aboriginal history, or get links to Web resources.

Cawley, Evonne Goolagong - Australians First Australian Aboriginal to win Wimbledon is profiled by this Australian biographical resource. Find out about her tennis career.

Australian Aboriginal Plant Use Explores plants eaten and used medicinally in various regions of Australia. Find descriptions and drawings of common plants.

Aboriginal Encounters Find first-hand accounts of peoples' experiences coming into contact with Aboriginal culture in Australia.

Aboriginal Culture in the Central Desert Provides an overview of the culture of Australia's Aboriginal people and describes their dreamtime.

Bill's Aboriginal Links - Arts & Culture Find links to Aboriginal art collections, museums, and information about culture.

Live! - Aboriginal Artwork Use search terms and links suggested by the LookSmart Live! community to locate Aboriginal designs as well info on their historical significance.

OzLit Creative Writing Australian literary guide lists the names and works of more than 100 Aboriginal writers.

Yothu Yindi Experience audio and video of Australia's well-known indigenous band. Download song samples, or check the tour dates.

Mimiga Wajaar Traditional Custodians Resource details the missions and traditions of the Awabakal tribe. Dancers from the group attend official ceremonies and events.

A Taste of the Bush - Interesting site that describes the traditional methods for hunting and gathering bush tucker for the Australian Aboriginals. Also has a section for contemporary recipes using native ingredients.

Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre - Explore the living history of Arrente culture, information on the didgeridoo, traditional & contemporary Arrente art & profiles of the regions artists.

Aboriginal Australia - Aboriginal stories and a section on Aboriginal names.

Aboriginal Australians - A comprehensive coverage of information about Australian Aboriginal people, including links to related sites, lists of famous Aboriginal sporting and political figures and more.

Aboriginal Flag - Detailed information about the history and construction of the Aboriginal flag.

Aboriginal History and Cultural Research Project - This site is from the Dharawal Aboriginal Tribal Elders Association from aound the Sydney area, and offers an encyclopaedia of Aboriginal history and culture, about 40 fact sheets that can be purchased and a 'Fractured History'.

Aboriginal Studies is a site maintained by the Australian National University.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Page - Information for, and about Koories from VicNet. Links to Victorian and Australian information.

Aboriginal Writers - list of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers.

Australian Aborigines - Infoplease.com Encyclopaedia article details the marriage and totemic systems of the Aboriginal tribes and describes their current status in Australia.

Australian Aborigines Read a brief description of the religious beliefs and practices of Australian aborigines. Research their mythology of creation.

Australian Aborigines - History and Culture Project Newsletter project publishes Aboriginal news, history, and cultural research. Read about the project and past issues.

White Aborigines and Australian Nationalism Article investigates how, after WWII, Australians used Aboriginalism as a way of expressing their own individual culture separate from Britain's.

Australian Aborigines - History and Culture Project Read whole books or excerpts of books about the Aborigines, see fact sheets, look over newsletters, and peruse the Aboriginal Encyclopaedia.

Australian Aborigines - MSN Encarta Encyclopaedia article chronicles the history of the first residents of Australia. Reviews Aboriginal life before European contact.

ThinkQuest - Australian Aborigine, Adnyamathanha People Features loads of background on this native Australian group, along with pictures of artefacts and artwork.

Aborigines in South Australia Guide to Australian history offers this cursory overview of Aboriginal history in South Australia. Find out about the first Aboriginal school.

Australian Aboriginal Writers Lists Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers. Includes such authors as Ian Abdulla, Cheryl Buchanan and Bruce Pascoe.

Australian History Find out facts about the Aborigines, European settlers, governors and prime ministers of Australia. Access links to related sites.

Kentucky Down Under - Australian People Educational site for kids overviews the Aboriginal history of early Australia and describes how European arrival on the continent changed it.

Aboriginal Studies Virtual Library Part of the WWW Virtual Library. Find an extensive collection of links to current issues, indigenous history and culture.

Aborigines in Australia Guide provides brief overviews of Aboriginal immigration to Australia, their social organization, religion, totemism, marriage, and history.

Bonner, Neville - Australians Read about the harsh life and tough climb of this man who became Queensland's first Aboriginal parliament member in 1971.

First Inhabitants - Virtual Australia Briefly overviews the kinship ties, marriage rites, and culture of the Aborigines of Australia. Find out how they reacted to British exploration.

Aboriginal Australia Read about Aboriginal stories, musical instruments, place and animal names, and the use of the boomerang.

Reconciliation

National Sorry Day Offers background information about the "Lost Generation" of Aborigines, the "Bring Them Home" report, and the establishment of Sorry Day.

Healing the Land - A closer look at the reconciliation process.

Apology Australia Overviews the Australian practice of stealing Aboriginal children from their parents to break native ties. Sign the petition, or find links.

Authors of Our Own History Univ. of New South Wales Law Journal describes the results of the inquiry into the "lost generation" and steps being taken toward reconciliation.

Bringing Them Home Exploration of the kidnapping of Aboriginal children from their homes to serve as laborers examines the history of the practice and its effects.

Felicity's Aboriginal Reconciliation Page Young student outlines the fight to get the Australian government to officially apologize for the "lost generation" of Aborigines. Follow links.

Sorry Day Read the script of the ABC television program over viewing the "lost generation" that aired on Australia's first Sorry Day. Follow links.

Sorry Day - Australia's Cultural Network Offers a brief introduction to what Sorry Day is and why it is held and information about the events that comprised the 1999 Sorry Day.: Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation