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Student feedback from the 2020 Library Student Survey told us that a wider range of related materials for courses, including videos and other formats, help them "understand more comprehensively".
Many fantastic multimedia resources are available for teachers and students to include Indigenous perspectives in their practice. A number of resources have been included in this guide, but Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives are not limited to the examples and categories listed.
Videos, TV and film
Video
- indigiTUBEindigiTUBE is the online media platform by and for First Nations people, preserving language and culture for future generations.
- Inspirational Indigenous Australian TedX talksA list of Tedx videos.
Television and film
- ABC Indigenous portalAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories from the ABC and around Australia. Access Indigenous stories and features from ABC Radio, News & Current Affairs, TV and iView.
- Australian Screen - IndigenousDocumentary, film and television titles written and directed by Indigenous Australians.
- SBS NITVNITV is the home of Indigenous storytelling, delivering Australia's only national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander television news service.
- EduTVIncludes resources on Indigenous Studies.
Suggested TV programs:
- Living BlackCurrent affairs program with comprehensive coverage of issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
- The pointFeatures investigative journalism and international and domestic Indigenous news.
- ICTVCultural and community video content created for and by remote communities.
Podcasts, audio and song
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people podcastsPodcasts recommended by the Urban list.
- 98.9FM - Triple ATriple A 98.9FM aims to strengthen communication of First Nations voices to educate and inform the community.
- Wild Black womenProgram on 98.9FM - Dr Chelsea Bond and Angelina Hurley discuss all the things that made them wild this week.
- NIRS - National Indigenous Radio ServiceContent sharing platform of First Nations programming including current affairs and specialist shows focused on sports, youth, arts, culture, law/lore, language and the arts.
- Australharmony - A checklist of colonial era musical transcriptions of Australian Indigenous songsThis web page represents the first stage of a long-term project to create an open access web log of all surviving colonial era documentation of Australian Indigenous song and dance as a specifically musical resource.
- Black Magic WomanThe Black Magic Woman Podcast is an uplifting conversational style program featuring mainly First Nations people from Australia and around the world sharing their stories about their journey.
- Frontier War StoriesA podcast dedicated to truth-telling about a side of Australian that has been left out of the history books. Each episode speaks with different Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people about research, books and oral histories which document the first 140 years of conflict and resistance.
- ABC Radio NationalABC RN hosts a number of programs including, AWAYE and Word Up which showcase the diversity within Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
- Wongutha Stories PodcastThis podcast series is hosted by current Wongutha students who yarn with former students of Wongutha about their stories, experiences, and education journeys. We hear about their experiences of Wongutha, their transition to work after school, and what strengths they draw from in achieving their goals.
- UQ YarnsHosted by the Faculty of Medicine’s Associate Dean (Indigenous Engagement), Maree Toombs, UQ Yarns is a podcast that highlights the amazing work of Individuals dedicated to working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.
- Indigenous Education - Deadly FuturesThe podcast explores different topics about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education with chapter authors; a diverse group of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Elders, scholars and educators.
- Indigenous Success: Doing it, Thinking it, Being itHosted by Dr Katelyn Barney and Professor Tracey Bunda, this podcast series focuses on ‘what works’ in outreach programs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander school students. Each episode is an interview with an Indigenous staff member or university student about aspects of effective outreach programs.
- Blak MindsA First Nations specific podcast discussing and promoting the work of current and past Griffith University First Nations staff, students, alumni, professionals and academics across disciplines.
Social media
Academic blogs
Many academics have their own personal blogs which can be found via an online search or their academic profile on their institution's web site. Also try:
Instagram
Some suggested Instagram accounts:
News
- Koori MailEstablished in May 1991, the Koori Mail is a fortnightly national newspaper reporting on the issues that matter to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
- The National Indigenous TimesAn independent, weekly news publication staffed and owned predominently by Indigenous Australians.
- First Nations TelegraphOnline national First Nation specific newspaper owned and operated by Indigenous Australians.
- National Indigenous Australians AgencyNews and media with a focus on Indigenous Australians.
- The Conversation - IndigenousNews stories on The Conversation with an Indigenous focus.
Multimedia websites
- First Nations mediaFirst Nations Media Australia is the national peak body for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander media industry.
- Desert pea mediaContemporary storytelling techniques and audio-visual media to foster important social and cultural dialogue.
- CAAMARadio, TV and music from the Central Australian Aboriginal Media Association.
- Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNetProviding the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.
- Gilimbaa Creative AgencyGilimbaa is a full-service creative agency driven by the power and process of storytelling and the role this plays in the education and celebration of culture and community.
- Blaklash ProjectsBlaklash Projects curates positive experiences that celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
- Bamaga ProductionsBamaga Productions is an Indigenous-owned and operated consultancy that celebrates the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.
- Meeanjin MarketsMeeanjin Markets provide opportunities for Indigenous small businesses to showcase their talents, and share the diversity of their cultures, histories, and stories.
- BlakDanceBlakDance enables contemporary First Nations independent dance artists, emerging small to medium companies and their communities to connect, collaborate, make and share dance works with local, national and international audiences.
- Dance RitesWitness the powerful coming together of traditional customs, language and contemporary culture, with hundreds of First Nations dancers from around Australia competing for a grand prize of $20,000.
Maps
- Map of Indigenous AustraliaThe map attempts to represent the language, social or nation groups of Aboriginal Australia.
- Colonial Frontier Massacres in Australia, 1788-1930Identifies sites of frontier massacre of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people across Australia from 1788 to 1930.
- 50 Words MapHear 50 words in Australian Indigenous languages
- Gambay First Languages MapFirst Languages Australia is working with regional language centres nationally to develop a map of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages that reflects the names and groupings favoured by community.