Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS)

Your dictionary could be next … 🌟 The first Morrobolam Dictionary, launched in Coen, Queensland, is a milestone for the Lama Lama community – 21 years of collaboration between community members and linguists including Jean-Christophe Verstraete. With around 1200 words, it’s already supporting on-Country learning, including among Junior Rangers. 📚 The AIATSIS Dictionaries Program helps bring projects like this to life. If you're working on a dictionary for an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language, we’d love to hear from you. Apply or learn more here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/giDRHiJJ Image: Lama Lama Elder Ella Lawrence with dictionary co-compiler Jean-Christophe Verstraete, Coen, Queensland. Photo: Anna Kenny

AIATSIS CEO Leonard Hill and Director of International Engagement and Cultural Diplomacy Sam Brazel are currently in Japan, strengthening global connections and exploring opportunities for collaboration. Their visit focuses on amplifying Indigenous voices, cultures and perspectives in shaping national identities through international partnerships. During their time in Hokkaido, they visited the Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park in Shiraoi and well as the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum and other places in Biratori. They met with senior leaders Masahiro Nomoto, Professor Sasaki Shiro and Sekine Kenji – key figures in preserving and sharing the rich heritage of the Ainu people, the Indigenous peoples of the region. A heartfelt thank you to Mio-san (Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park), Wong-san (Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum) and everyone who welcomed AIATSIS so warmly. Together, we continue to build bridges across cultures and continents.

Opportunity for Indigenous-owned businesses! The Indigenous Art Market (IAM) is expanding in 2025 – and we’re inviting a broader range of enterprises to join us this November on Canberra’s Acton Peninsula. Whether you're in art, fashion, food, wellness or another sector, IAM offers a commission-free platform with travel bursaries available. ✅ 100% of sales go directly to stallholders ✅ Network with other Indigenous entrepreneurs ✅ Showcase your products to a national audience Let’s grow IAM together. 🌱 We’re looking for: • Art, jewellery, textiles, fashion • Food, spice blends, teas • Self-care, beauty, wellness • And more – tell us what we’re missing! 📅 Applications close 31 August: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gygU3Qa3

PRE ORDER NOW | Redtails in the Sunset In his debut book, Ngoonooru-Wadjarri and Tharrgari sportswriter Darren Moncrieff shares the gripping true story of the Redtails, a determined Central Australian footy team and their four-year quest to break into Darwin’s Premier League. Grounded in culture and shaped by community, ‘Redtails in the Sunset’ captures the strength, spirit and legacy of a team that played for more than just the game. To this day, the Redtails legacy lives on through the Redtails Pinktails Right Tracks Foundation, which mentors and helps young people in Alice Springs, Tennant Creek and remote communities gain employment and become community leaders. Now a Central Australian success story, this is where its story began. Pre-order ‘Redtails in the Sunset’ for release 22 September: 👉🏾 https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gdp6XPt6 #AboriginalStudiesPress

Thinking about starting your family history journey? 🧭 We’ve got some heartfelt advice from someone who’s walked the path. Meet Kath Travis – a 3rd-gen Stolen Generations survivor whose journey into her family history is both tragic and uplifting. Kath generously shared her story with AIATSIS to help others find the confidence and knowledge to begin their own. Her insights have helped us improve the tools and resources we offer – all freely available online. You can also read a fuller account of Kath’s story 🫶🏾 on our website: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gt2aWPKb This National Family History Month, take the first step. #FamilyHistoryMonth

We’re proud to celebrate Carlyn Waters, our Deputy CEO, whose leadership continues to shape the future of the public sector. In this milestone 30th episode of Trailblazing with Corbett Price, Carlyn shares a rare and powerful perspective on what it means to be an Aboriginal leader in 2025. Her reflections on resilience, adaptability, curiosity and humility illustrate how cultural traits can embody a growth mindset and help us sit in uncertainty while staying focused on a greater purpose. A must-listen for anyone committed to inclusive leadership and meaningful change.

Missed the 2025 AIATSIS Summit? Not to worry, keynote presentations are now available online!📣 Hear from the many leaders, visionaries and changemakers who gathered on Larrakia Country to share their knowledge and empower First Nation voices for the future. 👉🏾 Watch the keynotes now and join the conversation shaping our future. 🔗 Access the keynotes here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/g_S2MgWP #Summit25

Mix 6: 2020 – Always Was, Always Will Be The work of Jim Bowler, John Mulvaney and others established a scientific framework for Aboriginal people as the oldest living continuous human culture on earth. The removal of the Mungo Lady and Mungo Man remains from Country in 1973 later became a watershed in the fight for the return of ancestors. This fight gathered steam in the 1980s and 1990s and continues to this day. This mix from Voices of Power features speakers from 2 films in the AIATSIS moving image collection. Marie Bennett’s ‘Mungo Lady’, produced by Rachel Perkins for the ‘From Spirit to Spirit’ series, and ‘Message from Mungo’, produced by Andrew Pike and Ann McGrath. (Call Numbers: PERKINS_R001 & 930.10282 PIK DVD) ️️Who’s in the mix: 🗣  1. Marie Bennett  2. Lottie Williams   3. John Mulvaney  4. Marcia Langton

AIATSIS Indigenous Art Market is back for 2025! Join us on the Acton Peninsula for 3 days of Blak creativity and excellence, featuring deadly art, culture, music and food. 🎨 Paintings, textiles, sculptures, jewellery, homewares and more 🆓 100% of sales go direct to participating artists and art centres 📍 Acton Peninsula, Canberra, ACT 📅 7–9 November 2025 Are you an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artist or creative and want to be involved in IAM 2025? Applications for stallholders are still open! To be part of the largest Indigenous art market in the Canberra region, apply here: https://xmrrwallet.com/cmx.plnkd.in/gHkWeQEN

Mix 5: 1997 – Gurindji, Mabo, Wik: 3 Strikes for Justice This Gurindji mix takes us back to the Wave Hill strike of 1966 and the vision of Vincent Lingiari and his fellow stockmen to establish an Aboriginal owned and run cattle station. ️Who’s in the mix: 🗣 1. Peter Morrison – Vestey spokesperson 2. Dexter Daniels – Aboriginal stockman 3. Peter Luck interviewing Vincent Lingiari and Gurindji stockmen about the GDT cattle brand. 4. Gough Whitlam – former prime minister #NAIDOCWeek