Internet guides

Websites for Indigenous children and youth

Sites developed specifically for young Indigenous people are uncommon. We have collected here what is available together with some appropriate* information and entertainment sites designed for the general community and for the most part, appropriate to access in structured learning environments.

This listing will be extended over the coming months.

* Those with duty of care are urged to examine the below sites before making them available to young people in their charge.

Other mobs
Heritage
Youth opportunities
General info

Music
Television and movies
Portals and search directories
E-zines, games and activities

Australian sites

Of Indigenous origins or with content specifically for Indigenous visitors

Other mobs

	Us Mob With Us Mob, you can follow central Australian Aboriginal teenagers Charlie, Della, Harry and Jacquita as they head off on journeys full of fun, excitement and crisis.

	Burarra Gathering This website gives a sense of the people, land, language and traditional technologies and knowledge of the Burarra people of Arnhem Land, in Australia's Northern Territory.

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Heritage


	Indigenous Australia This site explores Indigenous Australia through storytelling, cultures and histories. It includes Stories of the Dreaming, teachers' resources and content for kids. You can also use this site to find out about the Indigenous Australia exhibition at the Australian Museum.

	Lore of the Land Lore of the Land is designed to encourage us to live in harmony with each other and with the land we each call home. Through deepening our knowledge of who we are and where we are together, we can create a new story.

	Australian Aboriginal Soldiers A site dedicated to all Indigenous Australians who have served Australia in war and peacetime.

	Frog and Toad's Indigenous Australia Comprehensive coverage of Indigenous culture in a style and format attractive to young readers.

	South Australian Museum The South Australian Museum has the World's most extensive collection of traditional Aboriginal artefacts. Their website covers this material well through the 'Speaking Land' and 'Ingarnendi' online exhibits.


	First Australians First Australians introduces visitors to the two Indigenous groups in Australia Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and shows the wide diversity of languages and cultures within these groups.

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Youth opportunities

	ABSTUDY If you are an Indigenous secondary or tertiary student, ABSTUDY may be able to help you stay at school or go on to further studies. It consists of a fortnightly living allowance as well as additional components to help with the costs associated with attending school.

	Are you an Indigenous job seeker? Fact sheet on how Indigenous people can take best advantage of the Job Network.


	Centrelink Indigenous Cadetship Program The Centrelink Indigenous Cadetship Program (CICP) provides assistance to students to complete study at an approved tertiary institution. The Cadet will commence work in their home office on completion of their course of study.



	National Aboriginal Sports Corporation Australia NASCA encourage young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to excel in sport as a springboard for success in other parts of their life.


	National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group The National Indigenous Youth Leadership Group (NIYLG) is a great way for young Indigenous people to talk to Ministers, promote positive images of Indigenous young people and learn some great leadership skills.


	Workplace This section provides information about employment services and community projects designed specifically for Indigenous Australians.

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General info

	Black Pages Black Pages is Australia's first and only national on-line Indigenous Business and Community Enterprise Directory.

	indigenous.gov.au The Australian Government Indigenous portal.

	The Source The site aims to encourage young people between the ages 12 and 25 to get involved in their community, and provides a number of vehicles through which young people can access the Government and provide input into Government policy and programs. the source also provides a wide range of information to help young Australians make important life decisions.

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Fun stuff

Music

	Warumpi Band The Warumpi Band originated in the Aboriginal settlement of Papunya in the central desert region of the Northern Territory in the early eighties.

	Yothu Yindi Yothu Yindi hail from the Yolngu homelands on the north-east coast of Australia's Northern Territory.

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Television and movies

Bush Mechanics
This web-site is dedicated to the amazing ingenuity of the Indigenous mechanics. Whether it be finding a solution to a flat tyre when you've got no spare or overcoming many obstacles of the notorious Tanami Track by playing the Bush Mechanics game. This site is full of information and new experiences.

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Portals/Search directories

	Just Kidding Just Kidding is Australia’s only free of charge publication for children aged 5-13 years. The objective of Just Kidding is to provide content that is predominantly entertaining, encouraging reading from an early age. With just the right mix of competitions, reviews, educational themes and puzzles, Just Kidding is loved by kids and utilised in schools as a valuable learning resource.

	Kids.net.au Search engine for kids, children, educators and teachers - Searching sites designed for kids that are child safe and clean.

	Kidzworld Kidzworld Media is online entertainment for kids 9 to 14.

	Rollercoaster ABC's most popular ABC Kids and RollerCoaster TV programs and characters for young people.

	Yahooligans News, resources and subject directory for kids.

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E-Zines, games and activities


			Message Club ABC's gateway for Indigenous kids.

			K-Zone K-Zone believes that the Internet is all about the experience of learning through exploration and discovery.