LibGuides: Indigenous Knowledge: Key resources

Key databases

General databases

Indigenous Collection (InfoRMIT) This link opens in a new window
Warning: The records in this database may contain names and/or images of deceased Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Also try searching all combined InfoRMIT databases for a broader search of Australian literature.

Ebsco (Humanities International Complete and Academic Search Premier)
International, multidisciplinary database. Try adding (Aboriginal OR "Torres Strait Islander" OR Indigenous) AND Australia* to your search for more relevant results.

Google scholar This link opens in a new window
Can be handy for finding articles relevant to Indigenous Knowledge but you'll need to make sure your keywords include (Aboriginal OR "Torres Strait Islander" OR Indigenous) AND Australia to limit to Australian content.
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MURA
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) collections catalogue. Mura is a word from the Ngunnawal language meaning pathway.

Law databases

Native Title Law Database
The most comprehensive collection of publicly accessible native title case and legislation summaries in Australia.

AustLII This link opens in a new window
Includes the Australian Indigenous Law Library.

Health databases

See Indigenous Health and Wellbeing LibGuide

Education databases

See Indigenous Education LibGuide

Key journals

AlterNative: an International Journal of Indigenous Peoples
A peer-reviewed interdisciplinary journal publishing scholarly research on Indigenous worldviews and experiences of decolonization from Indigenous perspectives from around the world.
Australian Aboriginal Studies
A peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal that exemplifies the vision where the world’s indigenous knowledge and cultures are recognised, respected and valued.
Journal of Australian Indigenous Issues
A peer-reviewed academic journal publishing articles in all fields of Australian Indigenous Studies.
International Indigenous Policy Journal
A peer-reviewed, policy-relevant research journal addressing issues pertaining to Indigenous Peoples throughout the world.
International Journal of Critical Indigenous Studies
A peer-reviewed journal covering Humanities, Social Sciences, Health Sciences, Law and Education in the field of Indigenous Studies.
Aboriginal History
A peer-reviewed, open access annual journal
Indigenous Law Bulletin
Published by the UNSW Indigenous Law Centre
Australian Indigenous Law Review
A peer-reviewed journal published by the UNSW Indigenous Law Centre

Gnibi

Gnibi College of Indigenous Australian People

The name Gnibi was gifted to the College by Elders of the Bundjalung Nation.

Gnibi is the Bundjalung word for black swan. It is also the name the Bundjalung people gave to the star system, or constellation, that early European explorers called the Southern Cross.

Library Tutorial for Indigenous Units

This online tutorial will take approximately 20-25 minutes to complete, and is designed to help you with finding resources for your assessments. At the end of the module you will know how to:

Find journal articles in the library catalogue and databases
Apply research tips and tricks to get the most out of your searching
Access further help from the library

Click the arrows at the bottom right to view the tutorial in full-screen mode.

Key books

Community-led research: walking new pathways together by Victoria Rawlings, James Flexner, Lynette Riley (editors)
Publication Date: 2021
True tracks: respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture by Terri Janke
Call Number: SCU ebook
Publication Date: 2021
Research and Reconciliation: unsettling ways of knowing through Indigenous relationships by Shawn Wilson (Editor); Andrea V. Breen (Editor); Lindsay Dupré (Editor)
Publication Date: 2019
Indigenous Knowledges: Privileging our Voices by Tarquam McKenna, Donna Moodie & Pat Onesta (Eds)
Publication Date: 2021