Indigenous Australians Overview

Indigenous Australians are not one group; Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders throughout Australia have different thoughts, ideas and beliefs. Today their cultures are a mix of contemporary and traditional ways and practices.

Introduction

Outline of Indigenous Australian history and culture.

Timelines

Timelines from the pre-contact period until the present day.

Social Justice

Dispossession, health, racism, Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, alternatives to custody and Aboriginal Stockmen and women.

Social Justice

Flags

Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders have their own unique flags.

Indigenous Australia - Flags

Spirituality

Beliefs and practices, the Dreaming, Dreaming Stories, Mimi and the Tagai.

Cultural Heritage

Changing culture, contemporary arts, living languages and cultural property

Cultural Heritage

Family

Indigenous families, the Stolen Generations, Link Up and Government Institutions for Children.

Family

The Land

Land rights, native title, terra nullius, land use, Mabo, Tent Embassy and stories of resistance and massacres.

The Land