Resources

Practice Resources

Laws, Lore, Declarations & Charters

Australian Indigenous Design Charter
The Australian Indigenous Design Charter aims to help facilitate accurate and respectful representation of Australian
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in design and associated media.
https://indigenousdesigncharter.com.au/australian-indigenous-design-charter/

International Indigenous Design Charter
The International Indigenous Design Charter is a living document for the best practice protocols
when working with
Indigenous knowledge and material in commercial design practice. The International Indigenous Design Charter expands on
the Australian Indigenous Design Charter-Communication Design.
https://indigenousdesigncharter.com.au/international-indigenous-design-charter/
https://www.theicod.org/resources/international-indigenous-design-charter
https://www.theicod.org/storage/app/media/resources/International_IDC_book_small_web.pdf

https://www.design.org.au/practice-notes/international-indigenous-design-charter

United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People UNDRIP 2007
https://www.un.org/development/desa/indigenouspeoples/wp-content/uploads/sites/19/2018/11/UNDRIP_E_web.pdf
https://www.lawcouncil.asn.au/media/media-releases/australia-must-formally-adopt-un-declaration-on-rights-of-Indigenous-people

Working with Indigenous Australians: The Law and the Lore
http://www.workingwithindigenousaustralians.info/content/Culture_4_The_Law_and_the_Lore.html

Guidelines: Intellectual Property, Cultural Identity & Protocols

First Nations Intellectual Property Rights
Terri Janke – Intellectual Property Law -“True Tracks: Respecting Indigenous knowledge and culture” Workshops: https://www.terrijanke.com.au/true-tracks
Book https://www.booktopia.com.au/true-tracks-terri-janke/book/9781742236810.html

Country specific guidelines
TAS
example

VIC
https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/projects/level-crossing-removal-project/benefits/urban-design/indigenous-design

Wurundjeri
https://deadlystory.com/page/aboriginal-country-map/Aboriginal_Country_Completed/Wurundjeri

Healthy Country Plans?

Reconciliation Action Plans?

NSW & ACT
example

QLD
example

SA
example

WA
example

NT
example

Torres Strait
example

Papers & PDFs

Caring for Country: Indigenous Wellbeing, Law, and Environmental Justice. Chapter From Climate Change and Mental Health Equality’ (https://protect-au.mimecast.com/s/KusGCE8knysWnPvX3fwzmBA?domain=timtwb.org.au)

Dudgeon, P., Bray, A. Walker, R., Wright, M., & Sutherland, S. (2023) Caring for Country: Indigenous, wellbeing, law, and environmental justice. In R Moore (Eds.), Climate Change and Mental Health Equality. Springer Publishing

Books & e-books

Beginner Non-Indigenous-working with First Nations communities and culture:
Three-Category Approach to Communicate, Collaborate and Co-Design for researchers and practitioners https://nespurban.edu.au/3-category-workbook/
Everywhen Australia and the Language of Deep History by Ann McGrath, Laura Rademaker, and Jakelin Troy https://unsw.press/books/everywhen/

First Knowledge’s Series
Songlines: The Power and Promise By Margo Neale and Lynne Kelly
https://thamesandhudson.com.au/product/first-knowledges-songlines-the-power-and-promise/

Design: Building on Country By Alison Page and Paul Memmott
https://thamesandhudson.com.au/product/first-knowledges-design-building-on-country/
https://www.smh.com.au/culture/art-and-design/our-sustainable-future-began-60-000-years-ago-finally-we-re-catching-up-20210712-p5890v.html

Country: Future Fire, Future Farming By Bill Gammage and Bruce Pascoe
https://thamesandhudson.com.au/product/first-knowledges-country-future-fire-future-farming/

Astronomy: Sky Country By Karlie Noon and Krystal De Napoli
https://thamesandhudson.com.au/product/first-knowledges-astronomy-sky-country/

Plants: Past, Present and Future By Zena Cumpston, Michael-Shawn Fletcher and Lesley Head
https://
thamesandhudson.com.au/product/first-knowledges-plants-past-present-and-future/

Law: The Way of the Ancestors by Marcia Langton & Aaron Corn
https://www.booktopia.com.au/first-knowledges-law-
marcia-langton/book/9781760762827.html? source=pla&gclid=CjwKCAjwYCKBhADEWA5N4AFTkFehyxrZvXXvr6YFlov5db0or00BWCOqbIFFWP03 165j6nh_nBoCOeYQAvD_BWE

Indigenous Placemaking
Indigenous Place Contemporary Buildings, Landmarks and Places of Significance in South East Australia and Beyond By Anoma Pieris, Naomi Tootell, Fiona Johnson, Janet McGaw, Rueben Berg. 2014
https://www.google.com.au/books/edition/Indigenous Place/Gu3boAEACAAJ?hl=en
https://msd.unimelb.edu.au/research/projects/completed/indigenous-placemaking-in-central-melbourne
University of Melbourne Library Guide_ Australian Indigenous Architecture, Place-making and Design: https://unimelb.libguides.com/c.php?g=403254&p=2740657