Skip to Main Content

Indigenous Information Sources: Introduction

This guide will help you to locate and search effectively for Australian Indigenous Information Sources.

Reproduced under Creative Commons licence attribution 2.0

In this guide...(index)

Getting started 

  • OneSearch tips
  • Quick reference
  • Finding books
  • Finding journals
  • Browse the shelves

Subscription databases

  • Databases explained
  • Databases: Informit
  • Databases: Primary sources

Health resources

  • Health InfoNet
  • Specialist databases
  • Health Journals
  • Indigenous Led
  • Government Health

General web resources

  • Indigenous organisations
  • Indigenous culture
  • Government sources
  • Primary web sources
  • Advanced Google search 

Respecting Indigenous Knowledges

Learn about the guidelines to follow to ensure you properly:

  • Source and acknowledge Indigenous Knowledge, and
  • Consider the legal and ethical guidelines required when using Indigenous Data.  

See the Indigenous Knowledges tab in this guide for further information. 

Kaya! Wanjoo! (Hello! Welcome!)

The University of Western Australia acknowledges that its campus is situated on Noongar land, and that Noongar people remain the spiritual and cultural custodians of their land, and continue to practise their values, languages, beliefs and knowledge.

 This guide will help you find resources relating to the history, culture and philosophy of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia. This guide also uses the term 'First Nations' to refer to Australia's first people. This term refers to 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people'.

Learn more about the UWA's Indigenous commitment and courses available through the School of Indigenous Studies

The Dance of Life

Image: "The Dance of Life" by Professor Helen Milroy.
More information on this artwork can be found at https://www.ranzcp.org/clinical-guidelines-publications/in-focus-topics/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-mental-health/the-dance-of-life

UWA Indigenous Research

Explore Indigenous Research and Networks here at UWA.

https://www.indigenous.uwa.edu.au/indigenous-research

School of Indigenous Studies language project links:

Boodjar: Nyungar placenames in the South-West

Boodjar: Nyungar placenames in the South-West

 

Noongarpedia

 

Learn about CRAR+M research and advocacy for rock art. 

 

 

Indigenous Health Research and Teaching

Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health homepage

CAMDH logo

and the Poche Centre for Indigenous Health

 

The Centre for Best Practice in Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Suicide Prevention  

Australia's leading voice on Indigenous suicide; researching and promoting evidence-based suicide prevention practice. 

 

 

Contact for support

Email your questions to our friendly library staff.

Students

web.uwa.edu.au/askuwa

HDR Students

hdrsupport-lib@uwa.edu.au

UWA Staff

staffsupport-lib@uwa.edu.au

More contact options are available on the Library Contact us page.

Working Together - 10 Year Anniversary

Working Together is a landmark publication that set out a Social-Emotional Mental Health framework informed by the cultural values of  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. 

Published in 2010, with an updated 2nd edition in 2014, this is a must read for anyone seeking to work collaboratively with Australia's First Nations people through partnerships that preface self-determination and a holistic under-standng of the inter-dependence of socal and cultural factors to mental health and well-being. 

CONTENT LICENCE

 Except for logos, Canva designs, AI generated images or where otherwise indicated, content in this guide is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.