GET INFORMED
Learn more about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and cultures
- Find out on whose traditional land you live, work and play in lutruwita/trowunna (Tasmania) through our link to come
- Discover the value of Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander cultures, histories and lived experiences through the Common Ground website.
- Proactively learn about Palawa and Pakana history and culture by attending events held by Tasmanian Aboriginal organisations and speaking with Aboriginal Community members.
- Learn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, traditions, languages and stories, past and present from all across Australia at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
- Learn about and support the revival of Palawa and Pakana language through the Palawa-Places and Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre websites.
- Read books written by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors. Suggested starting points can be found on The Guardian’s Five Must Read Books list, The Culture Trip’s 7 Must Read Books.
Learn about the Uluru Statement from the Heart and get up to date on the forthcoming Voice Referendum
- Read the Uluru Statement from the Heart
- Parliament of Australia: Quick Guide to the Uluru Statement
- Dig deeper into the Statement at ulurustatement.org
- Come right up to speed on the proposed First Nations Voice to Parliament and forthcoming Voice Referendum at the From the Heart site.
- Learn about Treaty and Constitutional Reform through the The Premier of Tasmania and Referendum Council websites
Learn about the Stolen Generations and their descendants
- Explore a range of Healing Foundation resources to learn about Stolen Generations, including resources on intergenerational trauma
- Watch the Healing Foundation webinar to learn about the impact of Intergenerational Trauma and lived experiences of young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and strategies for creating positive intergenerational change
- Learn about the alarming levels of economic and social disadvantage still faced by the Stolen Generations and their descendants today in the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report
- Explore the services available to The Stolen Generations for reconnecting with family and culture at Connecting Home.
Learn more about reconciliation in Australia
- Explore the Reconciliation Australia website, read the State of Reconciliation in Australia report and the 2022 Australian reconciliation barometer summary
- Explore Reconciliation Australia’s Share Our Pride website
- Explore Amnesty International’s work on reconciliation
Follow media from an Aboriginal perspective
- Tune into SBS NITV or read the Koorie Mail, National Indigenous Times and IndigenousX for news, current affairs and entertainment from an Aboriginal perspective
Understand how to be a respectful ally
- Inform yourself on how you can be a respectful ally to Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people through the resource Decolonising Solidarity
- Understand more about white privilege at http://nationalunitygovernment.org/content/white-privilege-unpacking-invisible-knapsack
- Learn about identifying white race privilege from an Australian perspective from Jenny Tannoch-Bland’s book ‘Bringing Australia Together: The Structure and Experience of Racism in Australia’