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Integrating Indigenous Knowledges in the Curriculum

Websites

Department of Education - Indigenous Education

Links to policy and programs by the Australian Government to contribute to improvements in outcomes for indigenous students.

Indigenous Voices - Teaching us better

A series of video, audio, and text interviews with Indigenous learners about their experiences in VET and Higher Education. 

Terminology Guide from Narragunnawali: Reconciliation in Education

A guide to using respectful and inclusive language and terminology.

Australian Institute of Health and Wellbeing - Indigenous education and skills

A snapshot of indigenous education and skills in Australia, both are linked to health and well-being in the indigenous community.

Australian Human Rights Commission - Close the Gap: Indigenous Health Campaign

The Close the Gap Campaign aims to close the health and life expectancy gap between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and non-Indigenous Australians.

National Health and Medical Research Council - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health

An established national network for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health researchers.

Australian Indigenous Health Info Net

Helping to close the gap by providing the evidence base to inform practice and policy in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health.

Koorie Heritage Trust

Koorie Heritage Trust is an arts and culture organisation providing opportunities for everyone to learn, connect and reconnect with the Aboriginal living heritage of Victoria.

AIATSIS

The only national institution focused on the diverse history, culture, and heritage of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

First Languages Australia

The national peak body working to ensure the strength of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

Law Council of Australia - Indigenous Legal Issues

The peak national representative body of the Australian legal profession. Representing the Australian legal profession on national and international issues on federal law and the operation of federal courts and tribunals for the improvement of the law and administration of justice.

Working with Indigenous Australians - The Law and the Lore

Traditional lore and the Australian legal system.

Indigenous Law and Justice Hub - Melbourne Law School

The Indigenous Law and Justice Hub work to foster discourse and engagement on issues faced by Indigenous peoples to support them to better influence social and governmental decisions and to better reflect Indigenous knowledge and self-determination in decision-making that affects their interests.

Australian Law Reform Commission - Aboriginal Customary Laws

 

Australian Human Rights Commission

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice

Social Justice and Native Title Reports

Changes brought about by the Human Rights Legislation Amendment Act 2017 have meant that there is no longer a statutory obligation for an annual Social Justice and Native Title Report such as those produced up to and including 2016. 

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner will continue to produce reports at the culmination of key projects.

8 Aboriginal Ways of Learning - Aboriginal Pedagogy

This Aboriginal pedagogy framework is expressed as eight interconnected pedagogies and are a good starting point for dialogue.

Reconciliation Australia

The lead body for reconciliation in Australia. They are an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes and facilitates reconciliation.