Library Guides: Education Guide: First Nations Education

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander education resources

AITSL: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership
Australian Curriculum: F-10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Cultures
Department of Education: Indigenous Portal Queensland Government
QCAA: Resources: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Knowledge Queensland Curriculum & Assessment Authority

Colonial Frontier Massacres in Eastern Australia 1788-1872 From the moment the British invaded Australia in 1788 they encountered active resistance from the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander owners and custodians of the lands. In the frontier wars which continued until the 1960s massacres became a defining strategy to eradicate that resistance. As a result thousands of Aboriginal men women and children were killed. This site presents a map, timelines, and information about massacres in Eastern Australia from 1794 when the first massacre was recorded until 1872. Only events for which sufficient information remains from the past and can be verified are included.
Indigenous Education Research Australian Council for Education Research
Magabala Books: Education Magabala Books teacher resources are free and provide comprehensive and practical guidelines to assist teachers to use Indigenous books in the classroom. They are developed by teachers, teacher librarians and curriculum writers.
Narragunnawali Curriculum Resources The Narragunnawali team has developed a suite of subject-specific resource guides spanning across all subject/learning areas
Racism. No way! Anti-racism education for Australian schools
Remote Teacher Guide (Northern Territory) If you are thinking about or preparing to live and teach in a remote Northern Territory community, then this guide is for you. It provides practical and useful information to assist you prior to your arrival and is a resource to revisit during your time living and working remotely.
SBS Learn: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Histories and Culture
Teaching with BlackWords: Encouraging Best Practice Teaching with Indigenous Stories BlackWords is an important resource for teachers and students. It provides access to Australian Indigenous-written and Indigenous-influenced stories in many forms alongside detailed information on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors and their works. It can be used as a professional development tool and in the classroom. BlackWords can help teachers embed Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander perspectives in their teaching practices; expanding students understanding of Australia's history, and acknowledging the rich, diverse and continuing cultural heritage of Australia's first peoples.
Working with Indigenous Children, Families, and Communities: Lessons From Practice Australian Institute of Family Studies

Remote Australia Online
Remote Australia Online is for those who want to delve deeper into the complexities of remote Australia: its intricate and interconnected networks, the geographical, social, cultural and environmental influences, its opportunities, challenges, and to understand just what makes this unique region tick.

Warning: Some records contained in this database may contain references to deceased people, sacred or secret material, inappropriate terminology or offensive language, which, though unintentional, may cause distress to some people.

50 Words The map is intended to be a useful resource for schools and educational organisations to learn 50 words in their local languages, and for the general public to discover the diversity of languages around Australia.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages in Queensland Find out about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, language centres and language resources in Queensland.
The AustKin Project Select or search for particular languages
AUSTLANG: Australian Indigenous Languages Database Useful for finding the names of different language groups and the relationships between Australian Indigenous languages
iTalk Library Find animated videos featuring community driven content in English and multiple first languages. Topics include education, health and law.
P–10 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages Syllabus
Teaching about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Languages as a Cross-curriculum Priority

Measuring Progress in Queensland's Remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities (2020) Queensland Productivity Commission
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education Strategy (2015) Australian Government
Report on Government Services 2019: Child Care, Education and Training Productivity Commission
School Education (2019) Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (ANU)

The Aspiration Initiative The Aspiration Initiative deliver a range of education projects from high school to university, which provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students with opportunities and support to realise their potential and succeed at high school, university and beyond.
Australian Indigenous Education Foundation AIEF provides scholarships which enable Indigenous students to attend some of Australia’s leading schools and universities, as well as mentoring and career support to ensure students make a successful transition from school to further studies or employment, productive careers and fulfilling lives.
The Queensland Aboriginal And Torres Strait Islander Foundation
Scholarships @JCU

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Astronomy Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders speak over 250 distinct languages and stretch back for over 65,000 years. This makes the First Australians the oldest astronomers and the oldest continuing cultures in the world. First Australian people developed a number of practical ways to observe the Sun, Moon and stars to inform navigation, calendars, and predict weather. First Australian people assign meaning and agency to astronomical phenomena, which informs Law and social structure. It also serves as the foundation for narratives that are passed down the generations through song, dance, and oral tradition over tens of thousands of years.
CSIRO: Indigenous STEM Education Project
CSIRO: Science Pathways for Indigenous Communities
Indigenous Weather Knowledge Bureau of Meteorology
National Indigenous Science Education Program

Museum of Tropical Queensland education

Teacher resources
You can borrow museum specimens and artifacts or learning resource kits from Queensland Museum Loans.
Resources: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture
Resources for schools, groups and families include activities, online learning programs, games, school resources, fact sheets and more.
Educational programs
The Museum offers a range of educational programs and activities for all ages.