Indigenous Engagement

Indigenous Engagement

Celebrating and sharing stories of Indigenous Australia, and helping to locate and prioritise Indigenous voices in the Library's collections.

News

A new digital space for Aboriginal communities

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Thursday 20 February 2020

In an Australian first, the State Library has launched a new digital space for Aboriginal communities to connect with their family history and the collections held at the Library. Learn more about Gather here.

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Q&A with ‘Gather’ artist Jake Duczynski

Jake's work explores Aboriginal culture through animation and storytelling, and he is interested in how technology can assist in cultural collaborations, preserving culture and visualising worlds.

Jake Duczynski

Resources and collections

Gather: connecting Aboriginal communities with collections and stories

An innovative space for Aboriginal communities to connect with their cultural heritage.

Aboriginal family history

Resources, newspapers, magazines and guides for researching your family history.

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Aboriginal historical collections

Documenting the life and activities of Aboriginal peoples from the earliest European explorations of Australia.

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Reconnecting Collections to Communities

The Library is working toward making its Aboriginal Historical Collections more digitally accessible. 

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Indigenous services for public libraries

A strategy to encourage public libraries across NSW to build greater awareness, support and engagement with Indigenous peoples and communities.

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Indigenous collecting

Help us to collect for the future. The Library seeks to put particular emphasis on developing its collections of material created by Indigenous people who contribute to the life of NSW and its communities.

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My Weekend with Pop

My Weekend with Pop is an online storybook written and spoken in five Aboriginal languages from across NSW.

Pop and Me

About us

Our Protocols

Protocols and best practice for engaging with Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people and collections.

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Contact Indigenous Services at the Library

Keep in touch with us to find out about what we are working on. You can also book an appointment with us for help with your research.  

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