First Nations Resources

==On Wikipedia==
There are a number of pages on Wikipedia designed to give guidance in relation to adding First Nation’s content. While these are not entirely consistent they can provide you with guidance. 

'''Template:First Nations Australians / Guideline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Terminology'''

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:First_Nations_Australians

This template was created to provide guidance around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Terminology, but is mostly being developed by a non-First Nations person.

The template suggests correct terminology and links to further resources.

'''WikiProject Australia Indigenous Style Guide (DRAFT)'''

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Australia/Conventions/Indigenous_draft

This draft is an attempt to put together a style guide on naming conventions for First Nations people in Australia.

'''WikiProject Indigenous peoples of Australia'''

Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indigenous_peoples_of_Australia

A project listing articles in need of improvement and creation, and some resources. Note: Could be out of date.

==Off Wikipedia==

=== Style Guides and Terminology ===
'''Australian Government Style Manual'''

Link: https://www.stylemanual.gov.au/accessible-and-inclusive-content/inclusive-language/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-peoples

Part of the Australian Government's Style Guide on culturally appropriate and respectful language when writing with, for or about First Nations people. It lists several further resources in the references section.

'''Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) terminology guide'''

Link: https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/indigenous-australians-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people

This article describes how different terminology is preferred.

'''UNSW Indigenous terminology'''

Link: https://www.teaching.unsw.edu.au/indigenous-terminology

This guide gives clear examples over what terminology is and isn't appropriate. Note: Last reviewed in 2019. References a source from 1996.


===Further Guides and Resources===
'''AIATSIS Guide to Evaluating and Selecting Education Resources'''

Link: https://aiatsis.gov.au/education/guide-evaluating-and-selecting-education-resources

AIATSIS published this guide to evaluating and selecting education resources in 2022, and is intended for educators.

'''Guidelines for First Nations collection description''' by Tui Raven

Link: https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-3250767341/view

'''Indigenous Referencing Guidance for Indigenous Knowledges'''

Link: https://members.caval.edu.au/indigenous-referencing-guidance

This resource was created by the Indigenous Archives Collective (IAC), through funding by CAVAL and support from the CAVAL Acknowledging Cultural authority and Indigenous Knowledges (CACIK) working group, as referencing guidance for undergraduate students, and liaison librarians supporting these students, when citing Indigenous knowledges in academic writing in a Victorian context. See also: [https://indigenousarchives.net/2023/07/12/indigenous-referencing-guidance-for-indigenous-knowledges-launched-by-caval/ blog by Dr Kirsten Thorpe about this resource].  

'''Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts'''

Link: https://australiacouncil.gov.au/investment-and-development/protocols-and-resources/protocols-for-using-first-nations-cultural-and-intellectual-property-in-the-arts/

This guide was created by Australia Council for the Arts for creative practitioners working with First Nations artists or Indigenous cultural heritage projects.

'''ATSILIRN Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services'''

Link: https://atsilirn.aiatsis.gov.au/protocols.php

Published in 1995 by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). The Protocols were endorsed by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library, Information and Resource Network (ATSILIRN). The most recent update of the Protocols commenced at the 2010 ATSILIRN Conference.

'''ATSILIRN PROTOCOL 5: DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION'''

Link: https://www.nsla.org.au/resources/cslp-collections/protocol5

'''AustLang''' 

Link: https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/about

AustLang provides information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. Note: [[Wikimedia Australia and First Nations Metadata: ATSILIRN Protocols for Description and Access|Per the Jumbunna report]], "''some community members contest AustLang due to citations of record and research predominantly being created by non-Indigenous anthropologists and linguists, and as such, they may contain inaccurate information and misrepresentations.''"

'''Map of Indigenous Australia'''

Link: https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/map-indigenous-australia

This map attempts to represent the language, social or nation groups of Aboriginal Australia. It shows only the general locations of larger groupings of people which may include clans, dialects or individual languages in a group.