First Nations Resources
This is a draft page collecting resources around writing about First Nations people in Australia.
Need to add: a page to help non-Indigenous editors to create / edit pages or a way for them to check and ask questions.
Once reviewed, the following could be proposed for inclusion in the Wikipedia Style Guide for First Nations groups around the world.
See also this previous attempt to include similar guides in another proposal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Identity_(failed_proposal)#Indigenous_peoples
On Wikipedia
Template:First Nations Australians / Guideline for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Terminology
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:First_Nations_Australians
This template was created to provide guidance around Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples Terminology, but is mostly being developed by a non-Indigenous person.
The template suggests correct terminology and links to further resources.
WikiProject Australia Indigenous Style Guide (DRAFT)
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Australia/Conventions/Indigenous_draft
This draft is an attempt to put together a style guide on naming conventions for First Nations people in Australia.
WikiProject Indigenous peoples of Australia
Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Indigenous_peoples_of_Australia
A project listing articles in need of improvement and creation, and some resources. Note: Could be out of date.
Off Wikipedia
Style Guides and Terminology
Australian Government Style Manual
Part of the Australian Government's Style Guide on inclusive language. It lists several further resources in the references section.
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (IATSIS) terminology guide
Link: https://aiatsis.gov.au/explore/indigenous-australians-aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-people
This article describes how different terminology is preferred.
UNSW Indigenous Terminology
Link: https://www.teaching.unsw.edu.au/indigenous-terminology
This guide gives clear examples over what terminology is and isn't appropriate. Note: Last reviewed in 2019. References a source from 1996.
Further Guides and Resources
AIATSIS Guide to Evaluating and Selecting Education Resources
Link: https://aiatsis.gov.au/education/guide-evaluating-and-selecting-education-resources
AIATSIS published this guide to evaluating and selecting education resources in 2022, and is intended for educators.
Protocols for using First Nations Cultural and Intellectual Property in the Arts
This guide was created by Australia Council for the Arts for creative practitioners working with First Nations artists or Indigenous cultural heritage projects.
ATSILIRN Protocols for Libraries, Archives and Information Services
Link: https://atsilirn.aiatsis.gov.au/protocols.php
Published in 1995 by the Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA). The Protocols were endorsed by the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Library, Information and Resource Network (ATSILIRN). The most recent update of the Protocols commenced at the 2010 ATSILIRN Conference.
ATSILIRN PROTOCOL 5: DESCRIPTION AND CLASSIFICATION
Link: https://www.nsla.org.au/resources/cslp-collections/protocol5
AustLang
Link: https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/about
AustLang provides information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. Note: Per the Jumbunna report, "some community members contest AustLang due to citations of record and research predominantly being created by non-Indigenous anthropologists and linguists, and as such, they may contain inaccurate information and misrepresentations."