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11. OnsiteAustralian Heritage Bibliography - AHB

Informit: Australian Heritage Bibliography (AHB), formerly HERA, is a bibliographic database that indexes and abstracts articles from published and unpublished material on Australia's natural and cultural environment. Source documents include journal articles, unpublished reports, books, videos and conference proceedings. Emphasis is placed on reports written or commissioned by heritage agencies throughout the country. Subject coverage includes national parks; endangered species; coasts; forests; wetlands; rivers; geological features; wilderness areas; world heritage sites; aboriginal rock art sites, ceremonial grounds and sacred sites; important historical and archaeological sites, and historic buildings and structures; and historic towns and precincts.

12. FreeAustralian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission

Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission: Information about human rights issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, including information for employers, teachers and students. The site also includes statistical information.

13. Onsite(CDROM)Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Islander Studies: This electronic edition is based on the two volume printed Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia which can be located in the Reference Collection in the Main Reading Room at RFq 994.0049915 E56.

14. OnsiteFAMILY. ATSIS : Australian Family & Society Abstracts. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset

Informit: This subset contains references to issues concerning Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and families. Subject coverage includes: demographic trends and social change; family law and customary law; social policy and services; family economics; Aboriginal culture and family relations; sexual behaviour; counselling; and issues such as housing, health, employment and unemployment, Aboriginal children and child removal, child abuse, domestic violence, and child care. Warning: There is the possibility that some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.

15. FreeFirst Fleet Artwork Collection

Natural History Museum (UK): On 13 May 1787 eleven ships, now commonly referred to as The First Fleet, set sail from Portsmouth to establish a colony in New South Wales, Australia. They reached their destination on 18 January 1788, 18 years after Captain James Cook had first landed on the east coast of Australia at Botany Bay. One of the unplanned but long-lasting outcomes of this event was the large number of outstanding drawings of aboriginal people, the landscape and wildlife found on arrival as well as of the early foundation of the colony. Drawings have been arranged under four themes: Natural History; Ethnography; Topography; and History.

16. OnsiteFNQ - Far North Queensland Collection

Informit: This database covers the geographical region of Far North Queensland, providing exhaustive coverage of Torres Strait, Far North Queensland, Indigenous issues, Local history, environment, eco-tourism, biographies.

17. OnsiteIndigenous Australia

Informit: This bibliographic database indexes published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous studies. Source documents include journal articles, newspapers, pamphlets, government reports, published conference papers, book chapters, books, discussion and working papers, and published statistical documents. All records relate to Indigenous studies, and are in English with some in Indigenous languages. The broad topic areas cover languages, cultures, anthropology, archaeology, health, education, arts, oral histories, history, native title, land rights, customary law and its recognition, women's issues, youth issues, government policies and programs. Warning: There is the possibility that some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.

18. OnsiteIndigenous Studies Bibliography - AIATSIS

Informit: This bibliographic database indexes published and unpublished material on Australian Indigenous studies. Source documents include journal articles, newspapers, pamphlets, published government reports, published conference papers, book chapters, books, discussion and working papers, and published statistical documents. All records relate to Australian Indigenous studies, and are in English with some in Australian Indigenous languages. The broad topic areas cover languages, cultures, anthropology, archaeology, health, education, arts, oral histories, history, legal issues such as native title, criminal justice, land rights, customary law and its recognition, women's issues, youth issues, government policies and programs. Warning: There is the possibility that some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.

19. FreeINFOKOORI: An Index of Australian Indigenous Affairs

State Library of New South Wales: The INFOKOORI database is an index to the Koori Mail (http://www.nor.com.au/media/kmail/), a national fortnightly newspaper published in Lismore, NSW, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The first issue was 23 May 1991.It reports on people, issues and events that affect indigenous peoplesfrom all over Australia - from an indigenous perspective. INFOKOORI is also an index to biographical information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples form the magazines: Dawn (1952-1969), New Dawn 1970-1975) and Identity (1971-1982).

20. OnsiteMulticultural Australia and Immigration Studies. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Subset

Informit: This subset covers all aspects of Australian immigration and multicultural issues that specifically relate to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

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Our subject guides

"Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: print resources"

The Library holds a large collection of material relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. This guide contains selected print works only.

"Mura Gadi : a guide to manuscript, pictorial and oral history materials relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders in the National Library of Australia"

Mura Gadi is an online catalogue of the National Library of Australia's manuscript, pictorial and oral history resources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Though it does not list the many books, periodicals and other publications in the Library relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, these materials can be found using the Library's online catalogue at http://www.nla.gov.au/catalogue/