Search the Collection Use our collection catalogue, Mura and other resources to explore the AIATSIS Collection. Search About the Collection The AIATSIS Collection is highly significant both as a keeping place for culturally significant material and as a resource for anybody looking to improve their knowledge of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history and culture. Learn more Using the Collection You can search the AIATSIS Collection online or visit the Reading Room to view or listen to collection items and conduct research. Read more Featured collections Jimmy Pike Jimmy Pike was a Walmajarri man of the Great Sandy Desert and prolific artist intent on sharing his knowledge and love of his desert home. AIATSIS holds the largest collection of Jimmy Pike’s original artworks which includes over 440 individual artworks, many adapted by Desert Designs in the 1980s and 1990s into internationally renowned fashion. Explore the Collection Dawn magazine The Dawn and New Dawn collection is the only complete online archive of these magazines which were issued between 1952-1975 by the New South Wales Aborigines Welfare Board. Explore the Collection New Dawn magazine The Dawn and New Dawn collection is the only complete online archive of these magazines which were issued between 1952-1975 by the New South Wales Aborigines Welfare Board. Explore the Collection Koori Mail Explore the complete online archive of Australia’s fortnightly national Indigenous newspaper dating back to 1991. Explore the Collection Identity magazine Identity magazine was published between 1971 and 1982 and was an initiative of the Aboriginal Publications Foundation. Explore the Collection NAIDOC Week posters Each year NAIDOC Week has a theme that represents current issues important to Indigenous peoples. These themes are reflected throughout the years in the different NAIDOC posters. EXPLORE THE COLLECTION Caring for the Collection We care for a growing collection of more than one million items including film, sound, photographs, art and objects, manuscripts and books, all dedicated to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and histories. Read more Donate to the Collection We welcome donations of unpublished materials relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies, culture, knowledge, and experience. We accept photographs, sound recordings, film, video, ephemera, and print materials, including manuscripts, personal papers, diaries, field notebooks, and theses. Read more Languages at AIATSIS Most of the estimated 250 Australian languages and 600-700 dialects are represented in our unrivalled language holdings. The AIATSIS Indigenous Australian Languages Collection includes published and unpublished material across a range of formats such as print, manuscript, audio and audio visual, posters, maps, serials and born digital. Learn more The Tandanya Declaration AIATSIS encourages cultural institutions to implement the Tandanya-Adelaide Declaration and decolonise their archives. The Tandanya-Adelaide Declaration was prepared by the International Council of Archives' Expert Group on Indigenous Matters and launched in October 2019. Read more Collection blogs Reuniting a collection of Brinja community material An extraordinary collection of drawings, sketches, maps and diagrams was uncovered in one of our vaults during a sorting process. Read more Jon Altman collection grows The Jon Altman manuscript collection is one of the most significant and extensive collections held at AIATSIS. Collections staff recently worked with Jon to transfer his third instalment of documents to AIATSIS. Read more Father Dixon and the Stuart case papers Sentenced to hang in 1959, Arrernte man Rupert Max Stuart survived seven stays of execution and ultimately had his conviction commuted to life in prison. The Father Dixon and the Stuart case papers provide a fascinating insight into how this was achieved. Read more
