Culture

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) is the world’s premier institution for information and research about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, past and present.

Share Our Pride Website
Every effort has been made to capture the diversity of Indigenous cultures but to also keep the content simple and introductory.

Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages
The Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages is the national body for community based Indigenous language programs in Australia.

Australian Indigenous cultural heritage
A portal for Indigenous cultural heritage information.

AIATSIS Language Thesaurus
The thesaurus displays the more than 250 distinct Indigenous languages in Australia, many no longer in use. AIATSIS Library staff worked for a year on the language thesaurus to check on the variable spellings for these languages and their groupings.

Aboriginal spirituality: Aboriginal philosophy, the basis of Aboriginal social and emotional wellbeing
Vicki Grieves Cooperative Research Centre for Aboriginal Health 13 January 2010
This discussion paper argues for the centrality of Aboriginal Spirituality in the practice of social and emotional wellbeing and for applications in all areas of Aboriginal development.

National cultural policy: discussion framework
Peter Garrett National Cultural Policy Consultation November 2009
This brief discussion framework lists some of the key points the Australian Government hopes will guide contributions from the public towards the development of a National cultural policy for the next ten years.

Aboriginal Heritage Culture and Recreation Government Website
This page has brief information on the age of Aboriginal culture, different language groups, nations, sacred sites and beliefs.