First Nations Australia Subject Guide

Why use websites?

The internet is useful for finding information like:

• professional bodies and standards
• news
• guidelines and procedures
• museums, archives and library collections

It's important that you evaluate each source before using them in your assignment, particularly if you are using information you found on the internet.

For internet sources, look at the three letters at the end of the site address: “.edu.au” (education), “.gov.au” (government), “.org.au” (nonprofit), or “.com.au” (commercial). Generally, ".edu.au" and ".gov.au" websites provide credible information. Commercial websites, such as news organisations, can also be good information sources however it is always necessary to evaluate.

See the UniSQ Library Evaluating Research Resources tutorial for step by step evaluation methods.

First Nations led organisations

• IndigenousX

Original content from Indigenous writers across Australia.

• IndigiTUBE

Online media platform by and for First Nations people, preserving language and culture for future generations.

• Koori Mail

Fortnightly national Indigenous newspaper.

Research sites

• AIATSIS (Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander Studies)
• The Lowitja Institute
• Australian Indigenous Health Info Net
• Indigenous.gov.au

National collections

These sites are excellent sources of primary sources, images, historical documents and themed collections. Most can be searched using keywords and results can be refined using filters.

First Nations people should be aware these collections may contain images, voices, or names of people now deceased.

• Koori History Website
• Austlang Australian Indigenous Languages
• National Archives of Australia - First Australians
• National Library of Australia
• Trove
• Australian Queer Archives
• National Art Gallery - First Nations
• National Museum of Australia - First Australians