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Useful Aboriginal Links
Protocols for Consultation and Negotiation with Aboriginal People
Mina Mir Lo Ailan Mun: Proper Communication with Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Reconciliation and NAIDOC
Queensland Government Reconciliation Action Plan
Reconciliation Queensland Incorporated
National Apology to Stolen Generation
Culture and heritage
Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ rich culture and heritage at Queensland’s museums, art galleries, libraries and cultural places. You’ll find Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural artefacts, visual arts, stories and displays as well as dance and theatre performances. You can also visit culturally significant places or go on a cultural tourism experience.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags
Find out about the history and symbolism behind the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags.
Australian Museum – stories of the Dreaming
A collection of Dreamtime stories from across Australia, presented as short films, as well as information about custodianship of the Dreaming stories and secret/sacred issues.
Gab Titui Cultural Centre
The Gab Titui Cultural Centre on Thursday Island features artefacts, artwork, song, dance and stories from the Torres Strait Islands. It promotes and maintains both traditional ‘Ailan Kastom’ and contemporary Indigenous art.
Indigenous Tourism Australia
Search for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultural and tourism experiences throughout Australia.
KickArts Contemporary Arts
KickArts Contemporary Arts is regional Queensland’s leading contemporary visual arts organisation. Based in Cairns, KickArts facilitates and promotes contemporary arts and cultural life in Queensland’s far north. Visit their website for information about regular exhibitions.
Queensland Art Gallery
The Queensland Art Gallery's Indigenous Australian art collection is has a strong representation of Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art, as well as art drawn from regions across Australia. The collection also has a strong contemporary focus.
Queensland Museum Dandiiri Maiwar
Dandiiri Maiwar is a vibrant and living Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures Centre at Queensland Museum. Explore the centre and learn about Aboriginal cultures and Torres Strait Islander cultures from long ago through to the present day.
Significant places – Queensland cultural heritage map
The Queensland Cultural Heritage Map lists more than 200 cultural heritage sites, including quarries, rockshelters, carved trees, engravings, paintings and travel routes. It also lists settlements and missions, police and contact sites and massacre sites.
State Library of Queensland – Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collections
The State Library of Queensland collects a range of material relating to Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders and their cultures. The collection includes photographs, posters, oral histories and digital stories. The library also features Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander art and artists.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages
Many organisations and programs across Australia are dedicated to keeping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages alive. Explore these websites to learn about language programs, hear Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken and find out more about keeping maintaining and reviving languages.
Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages (FATSIL)
FATSIL is a national body for community-based Indigenous language programs in Australia and promotes the maintenance, retrieval and revival of Indigenous languages.
Holding our tongues
Holding our tongues is an ABC Radio National Hindsight project about the painstaking task of reviving Aboriginal languages. Listen to examples of language, watch video or find out more about the project.
Notebooks of William Dawes on the Aboriginal language of Sydney
The Aboriginal language of Sydney was documented by Lieutenant William Dawes, an officer of the First Fleet of 1787–88. His notebooks are the major source of information about the Aboriginal language of Sydney. This website presents the notebooks through images and text.
Queensland Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee (QILAC) blog
Read information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language programs in Queensland as well as relevant news from interstate and overseas.