Indigenous Training Resources
Victorian Aboriginal Education Association Inc.(VAEAI) - A community based and controlled organisation established to ensure the involvement of Victorian Koorie community members in decision making regarding education and training provision for Koorie students. Local Aboriginal Education Consultative Groups (LAECGs) can provide important links between Koorie communities and educational institutions.
Interactive Ochre Toolbox - An entertaining resource bringing an Aboriginal perspective to cultural awareness training that can be adapted for use across all educational and industry sectors. Music, visuals and animation are combined to create the entry point for learners, who are invited to explore activities that lead to application of the concepts in their own workplace. Aimed to foster and develop inclusive work and learning environments, Interactive Ochre is multifunctional, empowering both Indigenous and non-indigenous learners in urban, rural and remote contexts.
Aboriginal Books - The Koorie Heritage Trust maintains this website on Australian Aboriginal books and resources.
Bunjilaka Aboriginal Centre - A campus of the Melbourne Museum, this centre was developed to empower Aboriginal people to interpret their own cultural heritage for both Indigenous and non-indigenous people.
Koorie Heritage Trust - The Trust’s charter is a commitment to protect, preserve and promote the living culture of Indigenous peoples of southeast Australia.
Ronin Films - A film distribution company based in Canberra, which holds many titles in the category - Aboriginal Australia.
Film Australia - An Australian Government owned company which produces television documentaries and educational programs. Its mission is to create an audio-visual record of Australian life. Multiple titles can be found under Indigenous Australia.
Marcom Projects - Markets and distributes educational resources which include a range of videos relating to Indigenous history and culture. Follow the Aboriginal/Indigenous link.
Reconciliation Australia - Information and resources relating to reconciliation. Information about reconciliation events can be added to the site.
Frontier Education Online - Teacher’s notes, student’s notes and resources that explore Aboriginal history.
Aboriginal Languages of Australia - Annotated links to 180 resources for about 60 languages.
didjshop.com - Has links to Aboriginal sites including organisations, the Arts, education, politics, and land rights.
Koori Mail - A fortnightly newspaper with news, images and views of particular interest to Aborigines and Torres Strait Island people, and non-Indigenous people interested in Indigenous affairs.
National Indigenous Times - An Indigenous Affairs news provider, which publishes a magazine, distributes an electronic newsletter and maintains the website.
Message Stick - An Indigenous affairs program broadcast on ABC television. The ABC maintains the portal to Indigenous Australian information.
Living Black - An SBS television Indigenous affairs series which focuses on issues relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, places and events in a documentary style. SBS maintains the Living Black website.
Us Mob - Uses online characters and friendships to spark an exchange of culture, creativity and experience between Indigenous and non-indigenous young people. Young people can follow the journeys of a group of young people living in a Town camp in Alice Springs, and interact with them. There is an online forum for discussing cross cultural issues.