Content tagged with Indigenous peoples

The difference identity makes: Indigenous Cultural Capital in Australian Cultural Fields

Through the struggles of Indigenous Australians for recognition and self-determination it has become common sense to understand Australia as made up...

Publication or resource - 23 May 2019

Identity Culture Defining Aboriginality Sport Art Music War Service Film Indigenous peoples

AIATSIS and the Smithsonian’s NMAI look to future collaboration

(L-R) AIATSIS CEO Craig Ritchie and NMAI Director Kevin Gover at the signing in Washington DC. Photo: AIATSIS The Australian Institute of...

News - 20 Oct 2017

Indigenous peoples Indigenous knowledge Research Collection

AIATSIS CEO leads national delegation

AIATSIS CEO Craig Ritchie. The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) CEO, Craig Ritchie, will lead...

News - 10 Jul 2017

Indigenous peoples Human rights

Something about emus: Bininj stories from Western Arnhem Land

The emu is an iconic Australian bird of significance to all Australians, but especially so to Indigenous Australians who have had a special...

Publication or resource - 6 Apr 2017

Indigenous peoples

Something about emus: Bininj stories from Western Arnhem Land

The emu is an iconic Australian bird of significance to all Australians, but especially so to Indigenous Australians who have had a special...

Publication or resource - 5 Apr 2017

Indigenous peoples Indigenous Australian Languages Indigenous languages

Call for submissions to AIATSIS Research Publications

AIATSIS Research Publications is now accepting submissions from researchers and academics in Australia and internationally whose work has a...

News - 15 Mar 2017

Indigenous knowledge Indigenous peoples Research Native Title Land rights

The Famous Erambie Allblacks

With local competitions and the NRL winding up, Koori communities all over New South Wales are finalising plans for their Knockout teams. The all...

Blog post - 27 Sep 2016

Indigenous peoples Sports people Reserves and missions Mission Days

Facelift for collections catalogue

The new look Mura® landing page. The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is pleased to announce...

News - 20 Jul 2015

Culture History Indigenous peoples

Getting PBCs off the Ground

The Getting PBCs off the Ground project offers support to native title corporations - Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBCs) in two main ways:...

Research project - 27 Feb 2015

Native Title Prescribed Bodies Corporate Research Land management Indigenous knowledge Indigenous knowledge systems Indigenous land use Indigenous peoples Community organisations Community development

Evidence-based policy making in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

Evidence-based policy making in health is of great importance when addressing issues of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health inequalities....

Publication or resource - 15 Feb 2015

Health Indigenous peoples

Contact

In 1964, authorities enter the Great Sandy Desert to clear the potential crash zone for a rocket test. In the process, they recorded their first...

Publication or resource - 11 Feb 2015

Indigenous peoples Cultural awareness

Back trackers: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people making history

This video provides information about the importance of recording and documenting local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history. It...

Publication or resource - 11 Feb 2015

Indigenous peoples History

Recognising Indigenous peoples in the Australian Constitution: What the Constitution should say and how the referendum can be won

The federal government has committed to holding a referendum at or before the next federal election on recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait...

Publication or resource - 5 Feb 2015

Native Title Indigenous peoples

Genocide in Australia

Hephzibah Menuhin was a better musician than a sociologist. But a line in one of her books remains with me: that the test of a nation's civility and...

Publication or resource - 4 Feb 2015

Indigenous peoples Racism Population and distribution Socioeconomic conditions

The community game: Aboriginal self-definition at the local level

The concept of community invokes notions of an idealised unity of purpose and action among social groups who are perceived to share a common culture...

Publication or resource - 4 Feb 2015

Community engagement Indigenous peoples Defining Aboriginality

Back to Redfern: Autonomy and the 'Middle E' in relation to Aboriginal Health

ABC’s flagship current affairs program PM for 21 June 2006, juxtaposed three Indigenous items. The first recorded the launch in Canberra of Australia...

Publication or resource - 4 Feb 2015

Health Indigenous peoples

Reconciling Indigenous Peoples' Sovereignty and State Sovereignty

The concept of ‘shared sovereignty’ is examined as a contribution to the debate on reconciliation with Indigenous peoples in Canada and Australia....

Publication or resource - 4 Feb 2015

Law and legislation Indigenous peoples Customary law Government policy

Aboriginal Darwin: A guide to exploring important sites of the past and present

Summary To most visitors and locals, Darwin is a vibrant, tropical city in the Top End. Although not always obvious to visitors, Darwin is also a...

Publication or resource - 3 Dec 2014

History Indigenous peoples Culture

Capacity building and approaches to disputes

This project builds on the work of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), especially its Indigenous...

Research project - 2 Dec 2014

Mediation Dispute resolution Indigenous peoples Capacity building