Aboriginal Studies :
a guide to library resources
CONTENTS
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
Some starting points
Archives of Australia : Archival resources relating to Indigenous Australians [web access]
State Records of South Australia Aboriginal Services [web access]
[Two of the guide referred to in their site are held by this library in print format; namely, Aboriginal resource kit : an introduction to primary sources held by State Records relating to Aboriginal people and Guide to records relating to Aboriginal people]
Guide to archival records held in the Mortlock Library of South Australiana relating to Aboriginal people (1990) [print]
Guide to records of indigenous Australians in the Lutheran Archives, Adelaide, SA (1999) [print]
[Covers the records of indigenous Australians from ten Lutheran Church missions in South Australia now held by the Lutheran Archives in Adelaide]
Guide to the Special Collections of the Barr Smith Library (1990) [print]
[Includes details of the resources held on Australian Aboriginal people including many rare 19th century items & the papers of Daisy Bates]
Register of Aboriginal sites and objects : guide to the South Australian Aboriginal site cards (1988) [print]
Other sources to consider
Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people in Commonwealth Records (1993) [print]
[A guide to the records of the Commonwealth government which are held in the Australian Archives, ACT Regional Office]
Australian Historic Records Register [electronic]
[A list of records of life from European settlement which are in private hands in Australia]
Mura Gadi [web access]
[An online guide to manuscripts, pictures and oral histories in the National Library of Australia]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
- Aboriginal Australians Archives
- Aboriginal Australians History Sources
- Aboriginal Australians Bibliography
- Aboriginal Australians South Australia Bibliography
ART & ARTEFACTS
Some starting points
Aboriginal Art, Culture & Spirituality [web access]
[This site acts as a gateway to relevant Web-sites]
Australian Aboriginal Cultural Gallery [web access]
[Showcases the material cultural of Aboriginal Australians hheld by the South Australian Museum]
Australian Museum Aboriginal Heritage Unit [web access]
[The main role of the Aboriginal Heritage Unit is to act as the intermediary between the Australian Museum and the indigenous communities of Australia on issues of indigenous cultural heritage management]
Oxford companion to Aboriginal art and culture (2000) [print]
[Compendium of references to indigenous Australian art]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Art Aboriginal Australian
Aboriginal Australians Antiquities
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Antiquities
Artists, Aboriginal Australian
Suggested databases
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
Australian Heritage Bibliography
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
BIOGRAPHICAL SOURCES
Some starting points
Australian Aboriginal Writers [web access]
[Biographical information on Aboriginal authors]
Australian dictionary of biography [web access]
[Search Individuals under People . Under Occupations see Protectors of Aborigines. Also available in print format]
Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia (2 volumes, 1994) [print]
[A good starting place for biographical topics]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Biography
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Biography
Individuals can be searched by subject as well:
Unaipon, David
Namatjira, Albert
Suggested databases
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
CULTURAL HERITAGE & ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES
Some starting points
Australian Heritage Council homepage [web access]
[The Australian Heritage Council is the principal adviser to the Australian government on heritage matters]
Australian Museum Aboriginal Heritage Unit [web access]
[The main role of the Aboriginal Heritage Unit is to act as the intermediary between the Australian Museum and the indigenous communities of Australia on issues of indigenous cultural heritage management]
Aboriginal cultural heritage : standards & guidelines kit [web access]
[ A NSW National Parks & Wildlife Services initiative to promote predictability, transparency and best practice in Aboriginal heritage management]
Draft guidelines for the protection, management and use of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural heritage places (1997) [print]
Our culture, our future : report on Australian indigenous cultural and intellectual property (1998) [web access]
[Sets out a blueprint for the better recognition and protection of Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property. Also available in print format]
South Australian Government Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation Division [web access]
[Lead agency on Aboriginal affairs matters]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Antiquities Collection and preservation
Aboriginal Australians Land tenure
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Land tenure
Aboriginal Australians Material culture
Sacred sites (Australian Aboriginal)
Sacred sites (Australian Aboriginal) South Australia
Suggested databases
ANR Index (2000-) & ANR Index Archive (1975-2000)
[Covers issues on the sustainable management of land, vegetation and water resources in Australia]
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
Australian Heritage Bibliography
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
ECONOMIC & EMPLOYMENT ISSUES
Some starting points
Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) [web acccess]
[A social sciences research centre with a primary focus on Indigenous Australian economic policy and economic development issues. Includes full-text access to the CAEPR working papers]
Labour Force Characteristics of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians [web access]
[Statistical data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics]
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey [web access]
[An Australian Bureau of Statistics survey of Australia's Indigenous population]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Economic conditions
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Economic conditions
Aboriginal Australians Employment
Aboriginal Australians Business enterprises
Suggested databases
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
Australia/New Zealand reference centre
Business Australia
EDUCATION
Some starting points
ACER: Indigenous Education [web access]
[Gateway for web resources in indigenous education]
Critical survey of indigenous education outcomes, 1986-96 [web access]
[Provides a summary & overview of indigenous people within the education system. Also available in print format]
National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Education website [web access]
[NATSIEW is broadly concerned with two issues - Learning about Indigenous Australia; The learning of Indigenous Australians]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Education
Aboriginal Australians Education South Australia
Suggested databases
Australian Education Index
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
The following printed bibliographies may also be useful:
Education in South Australia 1875-1975 : a bibliography
Education and Aboriginal Australians, 1945-1975 : a bibliography
HEALTH ISSUES
Consult the Aboriginal and Other Indigenous People's Health and the Aboriginal Mental Health library resource guides compiled by the Research Librarian for Public Health/Psychiatry
HISTORY
Consult the The history of indigenous people of Australia : South Australia 1836-1911 & the Aboriginal people in Twentieth Century Australia library resource guides compiled by the Research Librarian for History
JUSTICE/LAND TITLE ISSUES
Some starting points
Agreements, Treaties and Negotiated Settlements (ATNS) (2007) [web access]
[An online gateway which links together current information, historical detail and published material relating to agreements made between Indigenous people and others in Australia and overses]
Contemporary Australian issues (1993) [print]
[Covers Land rights including a chronology, biographies, & a bibliography of sources of information]
Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia (2 volumes, 1994) [print]
[A good starting place for land rights topics]
Indigenous Australians and the law (2007 [print]
[Aims to provide a balanced overview and a range of perspectives on issues such as the criminal justice system]
Indigenous Law Resources [web access]
[Online access to primary legal materials relating to Aborginal people via AustLII]
National Native Title Tribunal [web access]
[A Commonwealth Government body which facilitates the making of agreements among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, governments, industry]
Native title and land rights (2007) [print]
[Aims to provide a balanced overview and a range of perspectives on these issues]
Native Title Research Unit of AIATIS [web access]
[The Native Title Research Unit identifies research needs arising from the recognition of native title, conducts relevant research projects to address these needs, and disseminates the results]
Royal Commission on Aboriginal Deaths in Custody [web access]
[Contains full-text versions of the national & regional reports + other reports & summaries.Also available in print format]
Towards reconciliation (2001) [print]
[Aims to provide a balanced overview and a range of perspectives on reconciliation and justice issues]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Criminal justice system
Aboriginal Australians Land tenure
Aboriginal Australians Legal status, laws, etc.
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Land tenure
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Hindmarsh Island Land tenure
Customary law Australia
Native title (Australia)
Sacred sites (Australian Aboriginal)
Suggested databases
AGIS plus text
[Covers law journals from Australia & selected international law journals]
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
The following bibliographies may also be useful:
Annotated bibliography of the Aboriginal homelands movement in Australia (1986) [print]
and continued by
Homelands and resource agencies since the Blanchard report : a review of the literature and an annotated bibliography (1998) [print]
National Native Title Tribunal research bibliographies [web access]
LANGUAGES
Language Dictionaries
The most recent Aboriginal language dictionaries (& related language publications) can be browsed at 499.15 in the Reference Collection. Or search the library catalogue by Subject Headings such as Aborigines, Australian Languages, or Aborigines, Australian South Australia Languages, or by the name of the language eg. Kaurna language
Some starting points
Aboriginal English : a cultural study (1996) [print]
[Refers to the form of English used by Aboriginal people & incorporates Standard Australian English & many Aboriginal languages]
Aboriginal Languages of Australia [web access]
[Gateway for links to relevant web sites]
Australian linguistic studies (1979) [print]
[Overview of research into Australian Aboriginal languages. Includes extensive bibliographies]
Australia's indigenous languages (1996) [print]
[Introductory text & surveys of over 140 indigenous languages]
FATSIL - Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages [web access]
[Peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language programs]
Handbook of Australian Languages [print]
[A series of works on Aboriginal languages]
Suggested databases
ASEDA
[Catalogue of the Aboriginal Studies Electronic Data Archive (ASEDA) which has materials including dictionaries, grammars, teaching materials, and represents about 300 languages]
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
[see especially the searchable Language Thesaurus
The following bibliographies may also be useful:
Indigenous languages bibliography [web access]
[Brief bibliography compiled by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies library]
OZBIB : an Australian linguistic bibliography of Aboriginal Australia and the Torres Strait Islands (1999) [print]
[A bibliography of published works & theses about Australian indigenous languages up to 1999]
LITERATURE
Some starting points
Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia (2 volumes, 1994) [print]
[A good starting place for most topics]
Australian Aboriginal Writers [web access]
[Biographical information]
Oxford companion to Australian literature 2nd edition, 1994 [print]
[Covers works by and about Aboriginal writers]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Drama
Aboriginal Australians Fiction
Aboriginal Australians, in literature
Aboriginal Australians Poetry
Australian literature Aboriginal authors
Suggested database
AUSTLIT
[Can be searched for works by Aboriginal authors as well as works about Aboriginal topics in literature]
The following printed bibliographies may also be useful:
Aboriginals in Australian literature : a bibliography (1977) [print]
[Published in vol.36 (19677) of the journal Meanjin]
Australian Aboriginal writers: partially annotated bibliography 1924-1987 (1988) [print]
[Published in Aboriginal Culture Today]
Black Australian literature (1997) [print]
[A bibliography of fiction, poetry, drama, oral traditions and non-fiction, including critical commentary, 1900-1991]
Checklist of black Australian literature (1983-84) [print]
[Published in vol.11 of the journal Australian literary studies]
MUSIC & PERFORMING ARTS
Some starting points
Aboriginal Art, Culture & Spirituality [web access]
[Provides links to relevant Web-sites]
Oxford companion to Aboriginal art and culture (2000) [print]
[Compendium of references to indigenous Australian art & culture including music & performance]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Arts
Aboriginal Australians Dance
Aboriginal Australians Music
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Music
Aboriginal Australians Rites and ceremonies
Aboriginal Australians Songs and music
Songs, Aboriginal Australian
Suggested databases
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
The following bibliographies may also be useful:
Bibliography of Aboriginal music (1979) [print]
[Published in the book Australian Aboriginal Music]
Discography of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers (1995) [print]
[Discography of commercially released sound recordings of music made by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander performers]
Recordings by Australian indigenous artists 1899-1998 (1999) [print]
[A guide to commercial sound recordings by Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders]
Source materials : Aboriginal music of Australia & New Guinea (1971) [electronic]
[Published in volume 15 of the journal Ethnomusicology]
RELIGION & MYTHOLOGY
Some starting points
Aboriginal mythology (1994) [print]
[An A-Z spanning the history of the Australian Aboriginal people]
Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia (2 volumes, 1994) [print]
[A good starting place for most topics]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Rites and ceremonies
Aboriginal Australians Legends
Aboriginal Australians Missions
Aboriginal Australians Religion
Sacred sites (Australian Aboriginal)
Suggested databases
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
The following printed bibliography may also be useful:
Aboriginal religions in Australia : a bibliographical survey (1991) [print]
[An annotated bibliography on Aboriginal religion & culture]
SOCIAL ISSUES
Some starting points
Aboriginal disadvantage (2002) [print]
[Aims to provide a balanced overview and a range of perspectives on key issues such as health, housing, employment, justice]
Atlas of the Australian people [print]
[Documents the ethnic characteristics of the population from the 1986, 1991 & 1996 censuses]
Bringing them home (1997) [web access]
[Report of the National Inquiry into the Separation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children from their Families. Also known as Stolen children report or Stolen generations report. Also available in print format]
Census of population and housing : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people 1996 [web access]
[Scroll down this ABS Census statistical products site to catalogue item no. 2034. Also available in print format]
Encyclopaedia of Aboriginal Australia (2 volumes, 1994) [print]
[A good starting place for social topics]
Indigenous statistics [web access]
[ABS social, health and demographic statistical data]
Macquarie Atlas of Indigenous Australia (2005) [print]
[Provides an introduction to Australian Indigenous life—as it was in the past, as it has changed over time, and as it is today]
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social survey 2002 [web access]
[Scroll down this ABS Indigenous Statistics site to catalogue item no. 4714 for a series of reports from the 2002 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Survey]
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander survey 1994 [web access]
[Scroll down this ABS site for a series of reports from the 1994 National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Survey. See especially catalogue no's 4155.0, 4184.0 and 4190.0-4192.0. Also available in print format]
Population distribution, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians 2001 [web access]
[Presents counts for Indigenous Australians from the 2001 census]
Social atlas series (2001 census) [print]
[Presents colour maps of key social, demographic and economic characteristics of Australia's capital cities at the time of the 2001 Census]
Social health atlas [web access]
[Covers the nation, the states and the territories in separate volumes. Also available in print format]
Stolen generations (2001) [print]
[Aims to provide a balanced overview and a range of perspectives on the issues arising from the Bringing them home report]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Children
Aboriginal Australians Government policy
Aboriginal Australians Kinship
Aboriginal Australians Marriage customs and rites
Aboriginal Australians Removal
Aboriginal Australians Social conditions
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Social conditions
Aboriginal Australians South Australia
Aboriginal Australians Social life and customs
Aboriginal Australians Mortality
Aboriginal Australians Statistics
Aboriginal Australians Population
Aboriginal Australians South Australia Population
Individual groups can be searched the same way, for example:
Kaurna (Australian people)
Pitjantjatjara (Australian people)
Suggested databases
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
FAMILY
[Index produced by the Australian Institute of Family Studies]
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
STATISTICAL SOURCES
The Australian Bureau of Statistics has a section dedicated to ABS & non-ABS Indigenous Statistics
TRIBAL NAMES, LOCATIONS & PLACE NAMES
Some starting points
Aboriginal Australia : register of tribe, clan, horde, linguistic group, language names and AIATSIS language codes (1998) [print]
Aboriginal place names and their meanings (1967) [print]
[A comprehensive collection of Aboriginal names & their derivations]
Aboriginal place names of south-east Australia and their meaning (1968) [print]
AIATSIS Place Thesaurus [web access]
[Contains headings for language group and people and place names]
AusAnthrop Database [web access]
[AusAnthrop is an on-line database on Australian Aboriginal tribes, nations, languages, and dialectal groups. It is a reference database that should help to find a tribe or language from the many alternative names and spellings used in the literature]
Catalogue of Aboriginal tribes of Australia / Map of Aboriginal tribes of Australia [web access]
[Tindale's 1974 work on Aboriginal language groups and definitions. Please be aware that much of the data has undergone revision since them. Also available in print format]
Kaurna place names [web access]
[The Kaurna Place Names project aims to identify and map places on the Adelaide plains]
Suggested library catalogue subject searches
Aboriginal Australians Kinship
Aboriginal Australians Names
Names, Geographical Australia
Suggested databases
APA-FT (Australian Public Affairs Information Service)
[Suggested searches:
Aboriginal place names
Names and geographical]
Mura : the online catalogue of AIATSIS
[Suggested searches:
Aboriginal Australians Names
Names, Geographical Australia]
WEB RESOURCES
Aboriginal Studies WWW Virtual Library
[The Internet Guide to Aboriginal Studies]
AIATIS
[Home page of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies]
AusAnthrop
[Maintained by Laurent A. Dousset at the Department of Anthropology, University of Western Australia this site is dedicated to research and resources in anthropology with special emphasis on Aboriginal Australia]
Center for World Indigenous Studies
[An independent, non-profit research and education organization dedicated to wider understanding and appreciation of the ideas and knowledge of indigenous peoples and the social, economic and political realities of indigenous nations]
Indigenous Portal
[Australian Government site for resources, contacts, information, and government programs and services for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders]
National Apology to Australia's Indigenous Peoples
[Given by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd at the Parliament of Australia on February 13th, 2008. Audio, video and transcript available]
Reconciliation Australia
[Reconciliation Australia is the body established to provide a national focus for reconciliation. It continues the work of the Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation]
South Australian Government Aboriginal Affairs & Reconciliation Division
[Lead agency on Aboriginal affairs matters]
Last updated 19 February 2009 Helen Attar
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