Indigenous Knowledge Resources

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Items not available in the library can be requested using Document Delivery.
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Suggested search terms

To find Indigenous knowledge resources, try some of these terms when searching in a database or the library catalogue.

Aborigin* OR Indigenous

"Indigenous Australians"

"First Nations"

"Indigenous knowledge" AND "research methods"

Indigenous AND (knowledge* OR knowing)

"Indigenous knowledge" AND ("intellectual property" OR rights)

Indigenous AND data AND governance

Discovery searches across print and online resources available in the library collection, as well as articles and other resources, with links to full-text and the Document Delivery Service.

Here are some subject links worth exploring.

• Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnobotany

• Aboriginal Australians -- Ethnozoology

• Aboriginal Australians -- Food

• Aboriginal Australians -- Medicine

• Aboriginal Australians -- Social life and customs

• Torres Strait Islanders

• Torres Strait Islanders -- Ethnic identity

• Torres Strait Islanders -- Government relations

• Torres Strait Islanders -- Land tenure

• Torres Strait Islanders -- Political activity

• Torres Strait Islanders -- Politics and Government

To request items through Discovery simply open the item and select the Document Delivery Request link. (Nexus login details required).