Language, culture and history of Indigenous Australia

Maps of First Nations People of Australia  The following are links to various maps of First Nations people of Australia. The maps are not definitive and have been shared to start the conversation about First Nations people of Australia, language and social groups. The maps indicate only the general location of larger groups of people, which may include small groups such as clans, dialects or individual languages within a group. See also AUSTLANG . 1. AustLang AustLang is a searchable index of information about First Nation languages of Australia. It provides  alternative/variant names and spellings geographical location from referenced sources etc. It relies on community to update AIATSIS with latest understandings of languages and location. 2. First Languages Australia, Gambay . Searchable map of Australia by location or language. It features a link to audio-visual information for each language. 3. Aboriginal Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies ( AIATSI...

The aims of this blog is to learn about the history, language and culture of First Nations Australia. It is a personal discovery, and has been created more so to piece together points of interest for my own growth. An added bonus is if others learn something new or share their perspective to help in collective growth and understanding.  I write this as a non-indigenous person who has grown up on Biripi land and now lives on Gadigal country. I apologise in advance for any errors, unconscious bias or cultural offence. Please feel welcome to correct my errors. Stewart Mills                                                                                                                       ...