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Colonisation

This webpage is intended to be a starting point for finding resources relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples history, culture and knowledge, with a focus on colonisation.

Get started by using the following key phrases in the FindIt@Flinders search box:

“Australia colonisation history”

“Great Britain colonies”

Books

Colonialism and its aftermath : a history of Aboriginal South Australia by Peggy Brock & Tom Gara

Location Number: 305.89915 C719
ISBN: 9781743054994
Publication Date: 2017

The Lives of Stories by Emma Dortins

Location Number: Online
ISBN: 9781760462406
Publication Date: 2018

The First Frontier by Peter Turbet

The arrival of the First Fleet heralded monumental and often catastrophic changes to the lives of the indigenous peoples.
Location Number: Online
ISBN: 9781921719073
Publication Date: 2011

1835: The Founding of Melbourne & the Conquest of Australia by James Boyce

With the founding of Melbourne in 1835, a flood of settlers began spreading out across the Australian continent. In three years more land - and more people - was conquered than in the preceding fifty. In 1835 James Boyce brings this pivotal moment to life. He traces the power plays in Hobart, Sydney and London, and describes the key personalities of Melbourne's early days. He conjures up the Australian frontier - its complexity, its rawness and the way its legacy is still with us today. And he asks the poignant question largely ignored for 175 years: could it have been different?
Location Number: Online
ISBN: 1921870958
Publication Date: 2013

Databases

Early Experiences in Australasia: Primary Sources and Personal Narratives 1788 - 1901

Provides a personal view of events in the region from the arrival of the first settlers through to Australian Federation at the close of the nineteenth century. Through first-person accounts, including letters and diaries, narratives, and other primary source materials, we are able to hear the voices of the time and understand the experiences of those who took the great challenge in new lands. Coverage: 1788-1901.

Informit Indigenous Peoples Collection 

A collection of 12 index, abstract and full-text databases focusing on a broad range of subjects relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Journals

Annual report on Indigenous affairs by Australia. Secretaries' Group on Indigenous Affairs 
Location Number: Online
Publication Date: 2005

Indigenous law bulletin. by Aboriginal Law Centre 
Location Number: Online
Publication Date: 1997

Reconciliation news by Reconciliation Australia 
Location Number: Online
Publication Date: 2005

Websites

ABC Online: Indigenous
News, programs, video, stories, language map and more.

AIATIS: Australian Institute of Torres Straight Islander Studies
The world's leading research, collecting and publishing institution in the field of Australian Indigenous studies

Australian Human Rights Commission: Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander Social Justice
Reviews the impact of laws and policies on Indigenous peoples, reports on Indigenous social justice and native title issues and promotes an Indigenous perspective on issues.

Australian Policy Online: Indigenous
Research database and alert service providing free access reports and papers, statistics and other resources essential for public policy development.

Indigenous Portal (Australian Government)
Information of interest to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians or those working in Indigenous affairs. Includes Closing the Gap.

The Little Red Yellow Black Website
An introduction to the rich history and contemporary culture of Indigenous Australia, including a section on resistance and reconciliation.

Videos

EduTV (Informit) 
An online streaming resource.with over 50 000 TV programs screened since 2007 on pay and free-to-air TV, including documentaries, drama and series. A resource for teaching and learning and allows institutions to derive maximum benefit from our Screenrights broadcast licence. 
Library access to this resource is not available from outside of Australia

Kanopy Streaming Video 
Streaming video collection covering Education, Health, Sciences, Humanities, the Arts, Business and Media. Features award winning features but also obscure, important archival film.

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