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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.''" | 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''' | '''Map of Indigenous Australia''' |
Revision as of 05:31, 27 October 2023
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 Note: Could be out of date.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
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 (IATSIS) 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.
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: blog by Dr Kirsten Thorpe about this resource.
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: 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.