Australian Indigenous History Index

Indigenous Society

The above link goes to the Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre. On the home page is a welcome message as well as several links to culture, didgeridoo, the art gallery and other relevant sites. The Culture link is mainly about Aboriginal Art. It focuses on the Pwerte Marnte Marnte Aboriginal Corporation Australian Aboriginal Art Gallery. The Southern Arrernte Aboriginal tribal group have owned and operated the Aboriginal Art and Culture Centre in Alice Springs since 1995.

The Culture section links to 4 other sections, which are:

History of the Southern Arrernte Family / Community Group

Includes maps and photos with short summaries, describing the 6 Arrernte sub-groups, further family divisions, and their estates. Located here is a timeline of Aboriginal history dating from 40,000 years ago to 1993. This timeline has short summaries of what happened in each period of time, for example: the Dream-time, the Overland telegraph line,(connecting Darwin to Adelaide), Conflicts between aboriginals and white settlers, the "Aboriginal Problem" (poverty and ill health), constitutional changes ( right to vote), Land Rights, MABO/Native Title, and so on. There is information on land, community members, community vision (success at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney), economic future, social wellbeing, land/homelands, infrastructure, and political and control wellbeing. Also included at this site is a Community 5year plan outlining the goals of the Arrernte tribal group.

Dreamtime

The Dreamtime incorporates the physical, human and sacred worlds. There are links to A Dreamtime chart and another more detailed summary of the Dreamtime.

Tourism

This link shows a number of Tourism awards won by the Pwerte Marnte Marnte Aboriginal Corporation. It also details the Aboriginal desert discovery tours.

Additional Links

*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commission

*Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

*Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation

*Reconciliation and Social Justice Library

*Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Page

*Koori Mail - National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Newspaper

*Maningrida Arts and Culture

*The Didgeridoo in Maningrida

*Northern Lands Council

*Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers

*Yothu Yindi on the web

Aboriginal Youth Network

This is a site which encourages Aboriginal youth to use the internet to educate and support each other by sharing culture, traditions and ideas. This site has a variety of links including: email, communication, news, radio, lifestyle, events and so on.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Page

This site's home page shows the Aboriginal and the Torres Strait Islander Flags. There is a link to an A-Z index of sites in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Database. There are links to the following:

Victorian Koori Information

Australian Aboriginal Information

Worldwide Aboriginal and Indigenous information

and the ability to add your own link to the Aboriginal Page.

Tjapujai Aboriginal Cultural Park, which is situated in Cairns, North Queensland, Australia. This park is dedicated to presenting and preserving Authentic Aboriginal culture with the aid of technology. The park includes 5 theatres, a museum an art gallery and a traditional art camp to give visitors a glimpse of the ancient aboriginal culture. By visiting this site and obtaining a contact for the Tjapukai Aboriginal Cultural Park, more information could be sent for your use.