Useful Links
We have compiled a list of websites you can access to find out more information on reconciliation and Indigenous Australia.
If you know of a website we should add to this section, please email Ben Godwin at RA.
RA websites
Indigenous Governance Awards:
http://www.reconciliation.org.au/igawards/
Share Our Pride is a website developed by Reconciliation Australia as an introductory site for employees, aiming to capture the diversity of Indigenous cultures, while keeping content simple and introductory:
http://www.shareourpride.org.au/
State Reconciliation Councils
The Reconciliation Victoria website contains information on events and activities to be held in Victoria:
http://www.reconciliationvic.org.au
The Reconciliation Queensland Inc website contains information on events and activities to be held in Queensland:
http://www.rqi.org.au/default.htm
The Reconciliation NSW website contains information on events and activities to be held in NSW:
ReconciliACTIONnsw is a network of Indigenous and non-Indigenous young people who have an interest in reconciliation and Indigenous rights issues and those who are active in their communities:
http://reconciliaction.org.au/nsw/education-kit/
Not-For-Profits
The site of the Koorie Heritage Trust Inc, a not-for-profit Aboriginal community organisation that aims to protect, preserve and promote the living culture of Aboriginal people of south-eastern Australia:
http://www.koorieheritagetrust.com/about_the_trust
Media
Records the winners of The Deadlys from 2000 to today:
http://www.vibe.com.au/vibe.asp?PageID=6
ABC Indigenous Online – portal for Indigenous news, events and information:
http://www.abc.net.au/indigenous/
National Indigenous Times, Australia's leading Indigenous affairs news provider:
This is a portal to Indigenous media and the arts in Australia:
http://www.blackbook.afc.gov.au/default.asp
Documentaries
First Australians is a documentary series that chronicles the birth of contemporary Australia as never told before, from the perspectives of its first people:
http://www.sbs.com.au/firstaustralians/
Showcases the amazing ingenuity of the Indigenous mechanics:
This site celebrates and shares the unique culture of the Yolgnu people from Raminginging in Central Arnhem Land:
Us Mob is a 7-part 'choose your own adventure' series set in the central desert of Australia. It uses online characters and friendships to spark an exchange of culture, creativity and experience between non-Indigenous and Indigenous young people:
Institutes, Tribunals, Councils
The Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) - CAEPR has discussion papers detailing the Government’s achievements with regard to reconciliation, particularly in light of distinctions made between symbolic and practical elements:
The National Native Title Tribunal:
The Northern Land Council:
The Torres Strait Regional Authority (TSRA) - providing information on the history, governance, and economic, social and cultural development of the Torres Strait region:
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS), the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples:
Human Rights & Social welfare
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner Social Justice Reports 2000, 2001 and 2003, containing specific sections on reconciliation:
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/sj_report/index.html
The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner:
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/nt_report/index.html
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/social_justice/declaration/declaration_QA_2009.html
The Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet is an innovative web resource that makes knowledge and information on Indigenous health easily accessible to inform practice and policy:
http://www.healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/
Government
This site provides a wealth of information on the Aboriginal history of the City of Sydney:
http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/barani/main.html
The Alice Springs Desert Leadership Program will increase the leadership capability of the Alice Springs community, through two years of leadership development for the next generation of leaders:
http://www.desertknowledge.com.au/dka/index.cfm?attributes.fuseaction=desertLeadership
Stats & Facts
Australian Bureau of Statistics - a source of all official statistics taken from censi and other findings:
The Australian Human Rights Commission has a general Q&A about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The facts contain information about population, disadvantage, representative bodies and much more:
http://www.humanrights.gov.au/education/face_facts/index.html
An Australian Government initiative from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, which provides information and funding to help ensure all Australians are treated fairly regardless of their background:
