Barani is an Aboriginal word of the Eora, the original inhabitants of the place where Sydney City now stands. It means 'yesterday'. Sydney dates from the arrival of the first convicts to the place in 1788. For Indigenous people, who have lived here for at least forty thousand years, that is only yesterday.
This site explores Indigenous Australia through storytelling, cultures and histories. It includes Stories of the Dreaming, teachers' resources and content for students. You can also use this site to find out about the Indigenous Australia exhibition at the Australian Museum.
The Living Harbour website explores the rich life of the harbour through interactive maps, photos and information. Find out about the animals, habitats and geology of the harbour and the history and lives of Sydney's Indigenous peoples. Sydney Harbour is a people-friendly harbour with beautiful natural resources, a place where people have lived, worked and visited for thousands of years.
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Education website. Aboriginal education, culture, history and issues
NSW Aboriginal Land Council website. This site provides up-to-date information on the objectives, services and activities of the NSWALC and its members and information on issues affecting Aboriginal people in NSW and around Australia.
Indigenous and non-Indigenous reconciliation for the wellbeing of the Australian nation
Aboriginal people have lived in NSW for more than 40,000 years. There's evidence of this everywhere, in rock art, stone artefacts and other sites across the state.
AusAnthrop is an on-line database on Australian Aboriginal tribes, nations, languages, and dialectal groups. It is a reference database that should help to find a tribe or language from the many alternative names and spellings used in the literature.
Six maps of Aboriginal Australia