Caruana, W. (1993). Aboriginal art. Thames and Hudson. Cover art by Paddy Jupurrula Nelson, Japaljarri Sims and Larry Jungarrayi Spencer, Yanjilypiri Jukurrpa (Star Dreaming), detail, 1985. All right reserved.
Mariwili, D., McDonald, K., & Skerritt, H. F. (2018). Nongirrna Marawili : From my heart and mind (C. Pinchbeck, Ed.). Art Gallery of New South Wales. Cover art by Baratjala - lightning and the rock 2018 (detail). All rights reserved.
Mayor, T. (2019). Finding the heart of the nation : the journey of the Uluru Statement towards voice, treaty and truth. Hardie Grant Travel. Cover image © Tourism Australia. All rights reserved.
Milroy, H. (2023). Crow Baby (first.). Fremantle Press. Cover art by Rebecca Mills. all right reserved.
Morgan, S. (1996). The art of Sally Morgan. Viking. Cover art by Sally Morgan. All rights reserved.
Newstead, A., & Hessey, R. (2014). The dealer is the devil : An insider’s history of the Aboriginal art trade. Brandl & Schlesinger. Cover photograph by Abie Jangala and the author, Lajamanu, 1998. All rights reserved.
Best, O., & Fredericks, B. (Eds.). (2018). Yatdjuligin : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander nursing and midwifery care (Second edition.). Cambridge University Press. Cover design by Fiona Lee, Pounce Creative. All rights reserved.
Firebrace, I. (2022). Come together : things every Aussie kid should know about the First Peoples (J. Blumalwai, Ill.). Hardie Grant Explore. Cover art by Jaelyn Blumalwal. All right reserved.
Hoosan, D., Anderson, M., & Turner, C. (2023). In my blood it runs (B. Douglas, Ill.). Pan Macmillan Australia. Cover art by Melanie Feddersen, i2i design. All rights reserved.
Langford,R. (2023). Don’t take your love to town (First Nations Classics edition.). University of Queensland Press. Cover art by Kuru Ala © Spinifex Women's Collaborative. All rights reserved.
Langton, M., Fitzgerald, N., & Atkinson, A.-R. (2018). Welcome to country : a travel guide to Indigenous Australia. Hardie Grant Travel. Cover art Kuru Ala © Spinifex Women's Collaborative (Estelle Hogan, Myrtle Pennington, Ngalpingka Simms, Lorraine Davies, Debbie Hansen, Tjaruwa Woods) / Licensed by Viscopy, 2018/ Image courtesy of Spinifex Arts Project and Outstation Gallery. All rights reserved.
Muir, F., & Lawson, S. (2018). Nganga : Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander words and phrases. Black Dog Books. Cover image Waterholes 2003 © Willy Billabong / Licensed by Viscopy 2018. All rights reserved.
Morton, S., & CSIRO. (2013). Desert Lake : art, science and stories from Paruku. CSIRO Publishing. Cover art Paruku 17, 2011. Photo by David Taylor. All rights reserved.
Rowse, T. (1993). After Mabo : interpreting indigenous traditions. Melbourne University Press. Cover illustration; Polarity, 1991, Karen Casey, courtesy of Gallery Gabrielle Pizzi. All rights reserved.
Uddin, T., & Wellingston, K. (2024). Bagan, barra barra, mirriwarr (K. Saunders & J. Carr, Ills.). Indigenous Literacy Foundation. Cover art by Mary Callahan. All right reserved.
Watson, S. W. (2024). Smoke encrypted whispers. University of Queensland Press. Cover art by Jenna Lee. All rights reserved.
Browning, D. (2023). Close to the subject. Magabala Books. Cover art Gene Eaton, Inland Studio. All rights reserved
Coade, S., Downey, L., MacClung, L., & Dwyer, J. (2008). Yarning up on trauma : healing ourselves, healing our children and families, healing our communities. Berry Street. Cover art by Joanne Dwyer (2008). All rights reserved.
Cleven, V. (2024). Bitin’ back. University of Queensland Press. Cover design by Jenna Lee. All rights reserved.
Grant, S. (2023). The Queen is dead. Fourth Estate Australia. Cover design by Darren Holt. All rights reserved.
Horner, J. C., & Horner, J. (1994). Bill Ferguson, fighter for Aboriginal freedom : a biography ([New ed.].). J. Horner. Cover photograph by courtesy of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies, Canberra A.C.T. All rights reserved.
Leane, J. (2024). Gawimarra : gathering. University of Queensland Press. Cover art by Lily Sawenko. All rights reserved.
Namok, B., & Mayo, T. (2024). Our flag, our story : the Torres Strait Islander flag (T.-J. Mordey, Ill.). Magabala Books. Cover art by Tori-Jay Mordey. All rights reserved.
National Museum of Australia. (2008). Utopia : the genius of Emily Kame Kngwarreye. (Rev. ed.). National Museum of Australia Press. Cover art untitled (Yam) 1995 by © Emily Kame Kngwarreye. All rights reserved.
Poulter, J. (2015). The eight Wurundjeri seasons in Melbourne. Red Hen Enterprises. Cover art by unknown artist, from Lake Tyrrell in Western Victoria, courtesy of The State Library of Victoria. All rights reserved.
Shiosaki, E., & Martin, L. (Eds.). (2020). Maar bidi : next generation black writing. Magabala Books. Cover art by Kamsani Bin Salleh. All right reserved.
Wheeler, B., King, A., Cerce, D., Leane, J., Jones, J., Althans, K., Horakova, M., Casey, M., Griffiths, M. R., & Jose, N. (2013). A Companion to Australian Aboriginal Literature (1st ed.). Boydell & Brewer. Cover art by Chern'ee Sutton, Martu Ulhu, acrylic on canvas, 121 x91 cm. © and used by kind permission of the artist.
Behrendt, L. (2024). Finding Eliza : power and colonial storytelling. University of Queensland Press. Cover design by Genna Lee. All rights reserved.
Brown, I. B., & Nœssan, P. A. (2012). Irrititja - the past : Antikirrinya history from Ingomar Station and beyond. Keeaira Press. Cover illustration by Bobby Brown Ánkarra makujarra'' [coolibah trees with edible grubs]. All rights reserved.
Clark, A. (2022). Making Australian history. Vintage Books. Cover art by tofutyklein/Shutterstock.com. All rights reserved
Cobby Eckermann, A. (2012). Too afraid to cry. Ilura Press. Cover art by Sabin Hopfer. All rights reserved.
Cousins, S. (2021). Renewal : five paths to a fairer Australia. Text Publishing. Cover art by Chong W.H. All rights reserved.
Cumpston, N., Patton, B., & Art Gallery of South Australia, host institution. (2023). Tarnanthi : festival of contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art 2023 (B. Patton, Ed.). Art Gallery of South Australia. Cover art by Bugal Whyoulter, Kartujarra people, Western Australia, born Pukayiyirna, Western Australia c.1939, Wantili (Warntili, Canning Stock Route Well 25), 2022, Kunawarritji, Western Australia, synthetic polymer paint on linen, 106.0 x 152.0 cm © Bugal Whyoulter/Martumili Artists. All rights reserved.
Fogarty, L. G. (2015). Mogwie-Idan : stories of the land (A. Cobby Eckermann, Ed.; Transnational edition.). Vagabond Press. Cover art by Lionel G. Fogarty. All rights reserved.
Green, J., Kngwarreye, E. K., Cole, K., Perkins, H., Green, J., Gilchrist, S., Thornley, B., River, D., & National Gallery of Australia, host institution. (2023). Emily Kam Kngwarray (J. Green, Ed.). National Gallery of Australia. Cover art by Emily Kam Kngwarray, details of Anwerlarr (pencil yam), 1990. All rights reserved.
Irish, P. (2017). Hidden in plain view : the Aboriginal people of coastal Sydney. NewSouth Publishing. Cover image GE Peacock 1847, Port Jackson N.S.W. View in Double Bay S. Side Middle Head in the distance (near sunset), State Library of New South Wales DG 37. All rights reserved.
Johns, G. (2022). The burden of culture : how to dismantle the Aboriginal industry and give hope to its victims. Quadrant Books. Cover design by Azzopardi and Partners, Sydney. All righhts reserved.
Langton, M., Corn, A. D. S., & Curkpatrick, S. (Eds.). (2024). Indigenous knowledge : Australian perspectives. The Miegunyah Press. Cover art by Laura La Rosa, Girra Creative. All rights reserved.
Loos, N., & Mabo, E. (2013). Edward Koiki Mabo : his life and struggle for land rights (2nd ed.). University of Queensland Press. Cover design by Kirby Armstrong. Cover photograph by Newspix/News Limited. All rights reserved.
Muir, F., & Lawson, S. (2024). Always was, always will be. Magabala Books. Cover art by Emilia Toia. All rights reserved. Nicholson, B., Nicholson, A. B., Black Wallaby Writers Group, host institution, & Create NSW, sponsoring body. (2024). Dreaming inside : voices from Junee Correctional Centre. Volume 12, 2024 (B. Nicholson, Ed.). Ngana Barangarai Press.
Nicholson, B., Nicholson, A. B., Black Wallaby Writers Group, host institution, & Create NSW, sponsoring body. (2024). Dreaming inside : voices from Junee Correctional Centre. Volume 12, 2024 (B. Nicholson, Ed.). Ngana Barangarai Press. Cover art by various artists and Junee Inmates. All rights reserved.
Pilkington, D. (2023). Follow the rabbit-proof fence. University of Queensland Press. Cover design by Jenna Lee. All rights reserved.
Shiosaki, E. (2021). Homecoming. Magabala Books. Cover design by Jo Hunt. All rights reserved.
Stephens, M., & Stewart-Muir, F. (2023). The years of terror : Banbu-deen: Kulin and Colonists at Port Phillip 1835-1851. Australian Scholarly Publishing Pty Ltd. Cover image 'Dharangalk Biik / Star Country' (2022) by Dr Mandy Gawam Nicholson, Wurundjeri-willam Traditional custodian of Naarm, Melbourne and surrounds. All rights reserved.
Wright, A. (2024). Plains of promise. University of Queensland Press. Cover design by Jenna Lee. All rights reserved.
Butler, B., & Bond, J. (2021). Sorry and beyond: Healing the Stolen Generations. Aboriginal Studies Press. Cover design by Design By Committee. All rights reserved.
Carlson, B., Day, M., O’Sullivan, S., Kennedy, T. The Routledge handbook of Australian Indigenous peoples and futures. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003271802. Cover art by Kevin Butler. All rights reserved.
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Johnson, D. (2024). Night skies of Aboriginal Australia: a noctuary. Sydney University Press. Cover art by Mick Namerari Tjapaltjarri © Estate of the artist licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd. All rights reserved.
Myers, F.R. & Smith, T. (2024). Six paintings from Papunya: a conversation. Duke University Press. https://doi.org/10.1215/9781478059776. Cover art by Wartuma (Charlie Tarawa/Tjaruru) Tjungurrayi © Estate of the artist licensed by Aboriginal Artists Agency Ltd. All rights reserved.
Tudor-Smith, G., Williams, P., Meakins, F. (2024). Bina: First Nations languages, old and new. La Trobe University Press. Cover art by Leah Leaman, courtesy of Karungkarni Art Centre. All rights reserved.
O’Chin, H. (2024). An epistemology of belongingness: Dreaming a First Nations ontology of hope. Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32288-4
Pinto, S.W. (2021). Places of reconciliation: Commemorating Indigenous history in the heart of Melbourne. Melbourne University Press. Cover photography courtesy Natasha Saltmarsh. All rights reserved.
Russell, P.H. (2005). Recognizing Aboriginal title: The Mabo case and Indigenous resistance to English-settler colonialism. University of Toronto Press. https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442657199
Wright, C. (2024). N̲äku Dhäruk the bark petitions: how the people of Yirrkala changed the course of Australian democracy. Text Publishing. Cover art by Yolŋu artists of Yirrkala, from Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Archive (via National Museum of Australia). All rights reserved.
You can access the films below via the library using your RMIT student/staff number and password. Each link will take you to a library record where you can then access the film via a database link. If you encounter any issues with accessing the following films please contact our team via Ask the Library.
Dig Deeper
2023
Four divergent Indigenous artists use their personal stories and historical injustice as a driving force to break through and create internationally recognised urban art.
Documentary - Directed by Mark Street; contributing artists: Blak Douglas, Maree Clarke, Ben McKeown, Penny Evans. See trailer on YouTube
Kindred
2023
A journey into the emotional landscape of family, love and loss of two close friends, both Aboriginal, who were adopted by white families and have connected back with their bloodline families.
Documentary - Directed by Adrian Russell Wills and Gillian Moody. View trailer on YouTube
Bastardy
2008
Welcome to the world of Jack Charles - a world little known to most non-Indigenous Australians. Bastardy is the culmination of seven transformative years of hard work researching, following and filming one of Australia's near-forgotten treasures. Provocative, funny and profoundly moving, Bastardy is a mesmerising, kaleidoscopic story of a homeless man's journey roaming the streets of present day Melbourne.
Documentary - Directed by Amiel Courtin-Wilson. View trailer on YouTube
Another Country
2015
Another Country is a documentary film about the intersection of traditional Australian Aboriginal culture and modern Australian culture. It features actor David Gulpilil narrating a story about his home community of Ramininging in the Northern Territory.
Documentary - Directed by Molly Reynolds. View trailer on YouTube
Gurrumul
2017
Celebrated by audiences at home and abroad, Indigenous artist Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was one of the most important and acclaimed voices to ever come out of Australia. Blind from birth, he found purpose and meaning through songs and music inspired by his community and country on Elcho Island in far northeast Arnhem Land. Living a traditional Yolngu life, his breakthrough album Gurrumul brought him to a crossroads as audiences and artists around the world began to embrace his music.
Documentary - Directed by Paul Damien Williams. View the trailer on YouTube
Her Name Is Nanny Nellie
2023
A trio of nameless statues buried in the archives of the Australian Museum trigger a granddaughter’s journey to rewrite how Aboriginal people are represented in Australia’s public history.
Documentary - Directed by Daniel King. View trailer on YouTube
History Bites Back
2021
Aboriginal filmmaker Trisha Morton-Thomas teams up with Comedy Director-Writer, Craig Anderson. They join forces with some of Australia’s freshest comedic talent (Steven Oliver and Elaine Crombie) to launch a rocket into 250 years of taboos, prejudice and ignorance.
Documentary - Written and Directed by Trisha Morton-Thomas and Craig Anderson. View trailer on Vimeo
