National Reconciliation Week 2022

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we stand.  We acknowledge the Ngunnawal and Ngambri peoples who are the traditional custodians of the Canberra area, and pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

National Reconciliation Week for 2022 runs from 27 May to 3 June. The theme for 2022 “Be Brave. Make Change.” is a challenge to all Australians to be brave and tackle the unfinished business of reconciliation so we can make change for the benefit of all Australians. 

The ANU Library has a significant collection of resources by, for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To mark National Reconciliation Week, as well as NAIDOC Week (coming up on 3 to 10 July), we have put together a display showcasing some of these items.

Come take a look in the display cabinets on Level 2 of the Chifley Library.

We also have a range of resources you can browse online, including:

eBooks

We have access to an extensive and authoritative collection of eBooks through the ProQuest Australian Indigenous Collection, which spans a broad and diverse range of subject areas, including arts, education, health, science, medicine, history, social science, language, linguistics, law, and religion, as well as a selection of adult and juvenile fiction.

AIATSIS videos

We have series of videos from Ronin Films as part of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) collection.

Browse the collection in our online catalogue.

Australian Indigenous Studies guide

Our library staff have developed an online guide which provides an introduction to the scholarly resources available at the ANU Library about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, histories, and cultures.

ANU Repository

The Open Research repository has a wide range of relevant resources by, for and about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

You can browse the entire repository, or search specific collections including:

• ANU National Centre for Indigenous Studies (NCIS)
• ANU Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR)
• Terra Australis (1971 - Present)
• ANU Open Access theses collection

To find out more about National Reconciliation Week, and see what events are being held around Australia, visit the Reconciliation Australia website. You can also do the same for the upcoming NAIDOC Week.

ANU will be hosting a number of events and activities across campus for National Reconciliation Week. They are running a diverse program of events and a showcase of some stories from the ANU community. You can view the full program and stories on the ANU News webpage.