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Call for dialogue on Indigenous water policy Peter Yu, Chair of NAILSMA, has supported calls for the NT Government to reinstate the Strategic Indigenous Reserve (SIR) water policy ensuring a foundation for an equitable approach to Indigenous participation in the current and developing economies of the Territory and across northern Australia.

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance - useful information is under "Programs". Might be worth contacting them directly if you are after specific information or referral to community elders. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have managed their lands for tens of thousands of years. The land, and its natural resources, provide an economic base, underpin Indigenous history, innovation and culture, and are fundamental to Indigenous spiritual beliefs. Indigenous land managers also face natural resource management challenges such as weed and feral animal invasions, and of achieving economic sustainability.

Cultural Diversity of World Indigenous Peoples "Take the path to justice. Join Caritas Australia and Walk As One in solidarity with Indigenous communities to achieve a more just world." There are 370 million Indigenous Peoples in the world today, spread across over 90 countries around the world, and make up 5% of the world's population.

CSIRO Case Study into Indigenous Relationships to water and attitudes to key water issues in the Pilbara - water supply, mine water use and rapid economic development. 

Interactive map using IPad/Tablet North Australian Indigenous Land & Sea Management Alliance Ltd

My Country by William Santo: ISBN 1-86334-017-3 William Santos quest to reclaim his own Gudjal language from around Charters Towers, Queensland, led to his creation of small picture word books containing his own lively paintings of animals, birds and the environment. The pictures were first produced as posters to teach children the Gudjal language, in the local schools. The books are read by Keesha Marie Kelly, William Santos daughter. Black Ink Press is a community-based Indigenous writing, illustrating and publishing project based in North Queensland. It trains and mentors emerging writers and artists in order to create contemporary illustrated books especially for young Indigenous readers. It supports Australian Indigenous languages. Black Ink Press is part of the CCDEU (Congress Community Development & Education Unit Ltd.), an activity of the Uniting Aboriginal & Islander Christian Congress. For further information about Black Ink Press visit www.blackinkpress.com.au Black Ink books are distributed by Australian Book Group. www.australianbookgroup.com.au

Indigenous Australians have long held their own seasonal calendars based on the local sequence of natural events. To the right is a map of Australia with hyperlinks to the corresponding seasonal calendars for given regions.

Kanyini is a story told by an Uncle Bob Randall, who lives beside the world's greatest monolith, Uluru, in Central Australia. Based on Bob's own personal journey and the wisdom he learnt from the old people living in the bush, Bob tells the tale of why Indigenous people are now struggling in a modern world and what needs to be done from them to move forward. A tale of Indigenous wisdom clashing against materialist notions of progress, this is not only a story of one man and his people but the story of the human race. Kanyini is a Ptjantjatjara word meaning interconnectedness; to care for, to support, to nurture and protect

A series of short videos about the effects on climate change on indigenous communities in a variety of geographic regions.

Australian Government's Uluru National park plan. Including information on the history of Indigenous ownership.

Students are provided with the opportunity to discuss and understand the long history of Aboriginal culture through rock paintings. It is important to emphasise with students that many of these paintings are considered sacred and should not be seen by members of other cultures. However, a number of Indigenous elders now feel that it is important for others to see and understand these paintings so that they can appreciate the complexity and long history of their culture. Search Scootle to access digital resource using name or digital resource code.

Welcome to one of the most beautiful and vibrant living cultural landscapes in Australia - the traditional country of Rainforest Aboriginal people, the Traditional Owners of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area! Talk to any Indigenous person across Australia about where they are from and you will hear them refer to... .

Clip description Tom E Lewis introduces the concept of five seasons over footage of an overflowing Rose River - the land inundated with water, followed by a montage of a dry riverbed. Lewis describes the wet season over images of Indigenous men hunting birds, fish and a turtle.