Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Resources

Australia’s unique Indigenous artistic and cultural expression is rooted in
thousands of years of heritage and continuing practice and its uniqueness has
been recognised internationally..
Australia does not yet have a law that
prevents alteration, distortion or misuse of traditional symbols, songs, dances,
performances or rituals that may be part of the heritage of particular Indigenous
language groups.
That is where this Australia Council for the Arts’ Protocols for using First Nations Intellectual and Cultural Property in the Arts comes in. This protocol guide spells
out clearly the legal as well as the ethical and moral considerations for the use
of Indigenous cultural material in arts and cultural projects.

The Library has a small but significant collection of Indigenous music. This includes music both written by Indigenous people and interpreted by Europeans from interactions with Indigenous people.

Introducing the Maliwawa Figures: a previously undescribed rock art style found in Western Arnhem Land