Aboriginal Australia resources
This section is there to help you find good books, movies, music and other resources like newsletters, postings or newspapers.
Books
Find books by Aboriginal authors and read about Aboriginal life first-hand. All books are hand-picked and I try to balance Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal authors.
Featured book
My People’s Dreaming
My People’s Dreaming is drawn from extensive interviews with Uncle Max, an Aboriginal elder of the Yuin people, who lived throughout the south coast of New South Wales. He says that the teachings he reveals are “the living treasures of my… Read on
Ngaanyatjarra: Art of the Lands
Ngaanyatjarra: Art of the Lands is a gloriously illustrated contemporary Indigenous art book that documents the six Aboriginal owned and run… Read on
Tasmanian Aborigines
Tasmanian Aborigines were driven off their land so white settlers could produce fine wool for the English textile mills. By the time Truganini… Read on
Am I Black Enough For You?
“I’m Aboriginal. I’m just not the Aboriginal person a lot of people want or expect me to be. What does it mean to be Aboriginal? Why is… Read on
NT Consultations Report 2011
Beautifully illustrated, this hard-backed book gives voice to the views of Aboriginal people living under the Intervention.
Between June and… Read on
Movies
Browse a list of more than 170 movies by Aboriginal directors or about Aboriginal issues, including documentaries, shorts and more.
Featured film
Through Our Eyes
Through our Eyes features Aboriginal Elders and knowledge-holders from the Ngemba, Kamilaroi and Euahlayi language groups describing the land management practices and social, spiritual and cultural knowledge that enabled their people to care… Read on
No Apologies Required
In 2010 Kyah Simon and Lydia Williams, became the first two Aboriginal women to win international football honours when both were part of the… Read on
Old Country New Country
Old Country New Country is the poignant and politically powerful story of Bardi Elder Roy Wiggan passing on to his nephew Albert the… Read on
Dark Science
This artfully composed documentary provides a chilling glimpse into the mind of a 20th-century explorer.
In 1910, a scientist called Erik… Read on
Ochre and Ink
Ochre and Ink tells the extraordinary story of artist Zhou Xiaoping and his inspiring 23 year collaboration with Aboriginal artists in outback… Read on
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TV & Radio
You'll be surprised how many Aboriginal stations broadcast into Indigenous communities. Read also about Australia's only Aboriginal TV station, NITV.
Newspapers
There is no better way than to read the view of the 'other' side. Check out Aboriginal newspapers both online and of paper.
Newsletters
Select from a German newsletter with a large audience and two lists which bring you news clippings with Aboriginal relevance.
Photography
Gary Radler has some superb photos of Aboriginal people—women, men and children. You can purchase private and commercial licenses on his site.
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