Want to find out more about Australia's first people?
The links below will point you in the right direction...
Also, at the bottom you will find links to sites that offer funding for Indigenous-based initiatives, which could be the perfect way to fund or part-fund your school or class PALS project! This section will be updated regularly.
The National Apology: reconcile - It's all our story
On February 13th, 2008 the Australian Parliament apologised to the Stolen Generations. Watch the Prime Minister's speech, learn more about the apology, ask your own questions or listen to the opinions of some well known Australian personalities.
Government Resources
Access some useful Government sites at this address.
Department of Conservation and Land Management - NatureBase
NatureBase is an Aboriginal Culture Program for primary and secondary students that offers resource packs (supported by the Department of Education and Training for Aboriginal Studies classroom programs), excursions and Professional Development.
Office of Multicultural Affairs
Find an Indigenous community or Community Service Organisation.
Foundation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Research Action
FAIRA was formed in 1977 to address the racist laws of the Queensland Government that denied the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people basic human freedoms such as freedom of movement and rights to representation.
Library and Information Service Of WA (LISWA)
Online Library service.
Timeline: Legal Developments Affecting Indigenous People
Historical information on legal developments affecting Indigenous people.
Bringing Them Home Report
Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from Their Families April 1997.
Australian Timelines
Historical events in Australian life are featured on three timelines, including an Indigenous Australian timeline that traces the history of citizenship and rights for Indigenous people in Australia from pre-1770 to 1997.
Bringing them Home - Education Module
Educational tools about the national inquiry into the separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families. Includes teachers' resources, stories and a timeline.
Riverlands (Montessori) School
Find out what Riverlands students learnt from their new friends at the Elizabeth Hansen Autumn Centre in Maylands during their PALS project in 2005.
Reconciliation and Human Rights
Reconciliation and human rights is the focus for this part of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission Report on Social Justice, published by the Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunities Commission.
Welcome to Indigenous Australia
Indigenous Australia explored through storytelling, cultures and histories, with Dreaming stories, teachers' resources and content for kids. Details about the Indigenous Australia exhibition at the Australian Museum.
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Timeline: Legal Developments Affecting Indigenous People
Croc Festival
The mission of the Croc Festival is to foster improvement in health, education and well-being of Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth in rural and remote areas of Australia and to assist in the
development of their employability and interpersonal relationships.
Australian Insitute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies AIATSIS is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory authority devoted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies and is Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Australian Government Directory
This site gives contact details for a broad range of businesses and services with specific databases for Indigenous services, in state and type categories.
SBS Aboriginal Radio
SBS Radio's Aboriginal Program covers national news, current affairs and sport. It also bring listeners news from other Indigenous communities around the world in an effort to promote understanding and appreciation of Aboriginal culture. One of only two national Indigenous radio programs in Australia.
Yirramagardu School - Roebourne
Check out what Roebourne Primary School is up to! Roeburn is a largely Indigenous community in the Pilbara. Their amazing website features online examples of Yindjibarndi language, traditional music, bush food and medicine.
Luurnpa Catholic School
Luurnpa is one of the most remote schools in Western Australia, situated in Wirrimanu, 260 kilometres south of Halls Creek. Their website features examples of the main local language Kukatja as well as a history of non-Indigenous contact.
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Parent School Partnerships Initiative
The Parent School Partnerships Initiative (PSPI) promotes creative ways of improving educational outcomes of Indigenous school students. It encourages parents of Indigenous students, Indigenous communities and schools to work together in partnership. Applications for funding can be made by individual or clustered schools, pre-schools, education systems, legally incorporated organisations and non-government organisations, in partnership with parents of Indigenous students and Indigenous communities.
