Indigenous Arts
This page provides a range of links to Indigenous Arts sites.
Moorditj: Australian Indigenous Cultural Expressions CD-ROM
Moorditj - a Noongar word for "excellent" - celebrates the cultural expressions of 111 Indigenous Australian artists, including Sally Morgan, Yothu Yindi and Bangarra Dance Theatre. Film, stage and TV personalities Justine Saunders and Aaron Pederson guide you through Indigenous art, covering craft, dance, literature, media, music, oral history, theatre and visual arts. "Moorditj in your Classroom" is a resource file which contains student worksheets, teaching strategies and planning ideas, all linked to the Curriculum Framework.
http://www.duit.uwa.edu.au/Moorditj/
Yirra Yaakin Noongar Theatre Company
Western Australia 's Aboriginal Theatre Company
http://www.yirrayaakin.asn.au/
Magabala Books
Aboriginal publisher from Broome in Western Australia.
Goolarri Media Enterprises
Goolarri is a dynamic young media company, fully owned by Broome Aboriginal Media Association (BAMA). With the verve and enthusiasm of its dedicated staff, this remote Indigenous-run company is making a big impact across the nation.
Abmusic
Abmusic's role is to empower Aboriginal and Islander people to become independent learners in a positive environment that promotes teamwork, self-esteem and training in all fields of music.
PALS - Partnership, Acceptance, Learning and Sharing Awards
Awards for primary and secondary schools in WA for projects that work towards reconcilliation.
South West Aboriginal Land and Sea Council
Information on Native Title and Noongar history.
Warlayarti Artists Cooperation
Association of Northern, Kimberley and Arnhem Aboriginal Artists
Indigenous Australia
Hear the tales from indigenous groups of Australia , and better understand the role of storytelling.
Our Dreamings
Aboriginal Art & Culture Teaching Resource for Primary, Secondary and Tertiary students
http://www.ourdreamings.com.au/
Primary School: Aboriginal Education
General Links to lessons related to Aboriginal Art.
http://www.primaryschool.com.au/aboriginal.php
http://www.primaryschool.com.au/aboriginalresults.php
Aboriginal Art
Practical suggestions for teaching Aboriginal Art lessons.
http://www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au/pages/Educators/
Art of Australia
Links to Aboriginal Art and lesson ideas.
Dreaming Stories
Unit of work containing art activities.
http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/
Garma Festival
Regarded as one of Australia's most significant Indigenous festivals, the Garma Festival attracts around 20 clan groups from north east Arnhem Land, as well as neighbouring Indigenous peoples throughout Arnhem Land , the Northern Territory and Australia.
Berndt Museum of Anthropology
The Berndt Museum has a vast collection of Western Australian Indigenous art.
Message Stick
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander online with focus on Arts, culture and events; updates on news.
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Provides guidelines for ethical research in Indigenous studies.
Centre for Research in Culture and Communication
The Noongar stolen generations: Notes for a paper presented to Albany seminar Impressions-Albany’s History and Heritage by Anna Haebich.
http://wwwmcc.murdoch.edu.au/ReadingRoom/CRCC/fellows/
Australian Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission
Refer to the section called ‘Stolen Children’: includes FAQs related to the National Inquiry; relevant issues such as ‘Bringing them Home’; and offers great links to other related sites.
www.hreoc.gov.au/social_justice/index.html
Reconciliation Australia
Deals with what the issues of: what is reconciliation and what does it mean?
www.reconciliationaustralia.org
Apology Australia
Details include full report on “Bringing them Home”; sign up page for saying sorry, and links to other related sites.
http://www.apology.west.net.au
