Indigenous Services

Indigenous Services

We connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to share and celebrate stories of Indigenous Australia and help to locate them in the Library's collections. It's also where you can get advice on Indigenous matters and protocols related to the collection.

News

My Weekend with Pop

An online storybook written and spoken in five Aboriginal languages from across NSW. 

Pop and Me

Muru View: Visualising Aboriginal place and meaning

The DX Lab has partnered with the Library’s Indigenous Services team and creative studio Sandpit to produce this new exciting project.

Muru View Illowra

Collections and services

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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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 family history

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

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Rediscovering Indigenous Languages

Browse Indigenous Australian language material from our collection.

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Indigenous Australian Collections

A selection of materials relating to Indigenous Australian history and culture.

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Bayala

Bayala is an Indigenous language database collection created by researcher Jeremy Steele.

My Weekend with Pop

An online storybook written and spoken in five Aboriginal languages from across NSW. 

Pop and Me

Engage and share

Connecting with the community

Stories about experiences and interactions with the Library's Indigenous Australian collections.

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Indigenous blog

Join us on our blog where we share and celebrate stories of Indigenous Australians as we connect communities with the Library's collections.

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Events on Indigenous Australian culture and history

 Past events and programs hosted at the Library.

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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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About us

About Indigenous services

The Indigenous Services team at the Library work to share and celebrate stories of Indigenous Australia and work closely with Indigenous communities.

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Meet the Indigenous Services team

Meet the members of the Indigenous Services team. 

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Our Protocols

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

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