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Indigenisation resources: Education

Resource portal to assist with locating Indigenous content for courses.

Advice: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that videos on this page may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons

Featured videos

Warrego has become a ghost town.  To keep the local primary school going the principal is encouraging children from a remote Aboriginal community to come to the school by teaching them to ride horses.

Hosted on the editor's YouTube channel

Critically acclaimed documentary told through the eyes of charismatic 10-year-old Arrernte/Garrwa boy, Dujuan and his family, revealing the challenges faced both in his school and on the streets of Alice Springs.

Hosted in the Library's ClickView database

Featured resources

  • ACER - Indigenous Education - Independent body that works collaboratively with Indigenous learners and communities undertaking research to inform policy, programs and practices to support improved outcomes for Indigenous learners.
  • Aussie Educator: Indigenous Education - Provides information and links to a range of education resources related to Indigenous education in all Australian states and Territories.
  • Closing the Gap - This Closing the Gap report points to the future, a new path where Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people share ownership to improve life outcomes for current and future generations.
  • BlackWords - Covers all forms of creative writing, film, television, criticism and scholarship, both by and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers, and literary and storytelling cultures.
  • Informit Indigenous Collection - Contains specialist journals, conference papers, reports, magazines, eBooks and grey literature unavailable elsewhere online. Some full-text.
  • Learning Ground Indigenous Education Research Database - Database of national and international publications focusing on Indigenous education. Encompasses areas such as cultural diversity, parent and community engagement, wellbeing, identity and oral language.