Resources and publications

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Title Author /s Summary Date Tag(s) Type
Board Code of Conduct PBC website

This template can be used to establish a plain English Code of Conduct for board members or your general PBC staff.

Board, CEO, Chairperson, Code of Conduct, Induduction, Secretary, Staff Checklist
Board induction checklist PBC website

This board induction checklist provides a downloadable template for your PBC to formalise the induction process of new board members. It contains suggestions on documents to be included in an induction kit and when and by whom the new board is inducted. 

Board, Induduction, Succession Planning Checklist
Community, identity, wellbeing: The report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey AIATSIS, Indigenous Languages Support

The report of the Second National Indigenous Languages Survey (NILS2) offers key insights for governments and communities into the current situation of Australian languages, how they are being supported and how best to continue this support. 

Language Report
Everybody's business: A handbook for Indigenous employment Reconciliation Australia and Social Ventures Australia

This step-by-step instruction manual is packed with practical advice for managers and supervisors who are on the frontline of hiring and retaining staff. 

Employment, Induduction, Staff Guide
Good governance guide Victorian Local Governance Association

The Good Governance Guide is a practical resource for anyone involved in the decision-making process in Victoria’s local government sector. It focuses on the areas where good governance has the most impact and offers suggestions for how it can work.

Governance, Strategic planning, Succession Planning Guide
Indigenous Knowledge: Issues for protection and management Terri Janke, Maiko Sentina

This discussion paper presents the issues faced in Australia for the protection and management of Indigenous Knowledge. 

Culture, Indigenous knowledge, Indigenous law, Language Article / paper
Indigenous language and language rights in Australia after the ‘Mabo’ (No 2) Decision - a poor report card Laura Beacroft

This paper investigates one element of the decision in Mabo v Queensland [No 2] (1992) 175 CLR 1, namely Indigenous languages, and whether there has been a transformational shift in the treatment and recognition of Indigenous languages and language rights post-Mabo. 

Language Article / paper
Junyirri: A framework for planning community language projects First Language Australia

Junyirri is intended to guide people in thinking about their current language situation, their aspirations for the use of language in their community, what assets their community has available, and the types of language programs that might be suitable for their situation.

Community, Language Article / paper
Language learning in Indigenous communities Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation

This is the ANTaR Submission to the Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry into Language Learning in Indigenous Communities. Two years after the launch of the Federal Government’s strategy for preserving Indigenous languages, Indigenous Languages – A National Approach 2009, the Inquiry provides a valuable opportunity to assess the effectiveness of current Federal, State and Territory government policy in the area, and incumbent maintenance and revitalisation programs.

Community, Language Submission
Leadership Indigenous Governance Toolkit

The topic 'Leadership' from the Indigenous Governance Toolkit has seven sections,

  1. Leadership for governance
  2. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leadership
  3. The challenges of leadership
  4. Evaluating your leadership
  5. Youth leadership and succession planning
  6. Building leadership capacity to govern
  7. Case studies
Governance, Leadership, Succession Planning, Youth Information Sheet
National Indigenous Languages Report 2019 Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications, AIATSIS, Australian National University

The Report strengthens the evidence base regarding the use, importance, and state of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. It identifies the strengths and speaker numbers of Australia's Indigenous languages, as well as the many economic and social benefits gained through the recognition, use and reawakening of those languages.

Language Report
National Indigenous Languages Survey Report 2005 Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts, AIATSIS, FATSIL

The National Indigenous Languages Survey (NILS) Report 2005 provides a summary and analysis of the results from a survey of Indigenous languages vitality status and resources that was carried out in 2004. 

Language Report
Nothing Succeeds Like Succession: Succession Planning for Not-for-Profits Our Community

Ourcommunity.com.au provides useful resources for succession planning in Not-for-Profit organisations. 

This website details the changes and processes of the board, staffing, and donors, whilst also covering topics on documentation, recruitment, and induction.

Governance, Succession Planning, Youth Website
Re-awakening languages: Theory and practice in the revitalisation of Australia’s Indigenous languages John Hobson, Kevin Lowe, Susan Poetsch, Michael Walsh

This book seeks to provide the first comprehensive snapshot of the actions and aspirations of Indigenous people and their supporters for the revitalisation of Australian languages in the twenty-first century. 

Language Book
Report on the Indigenous Youth Forum Stacey Little, Thaarramali Pearson

The National Native Title Conference 2016 (the conference) was co-convened by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and the Northern Land Council, and hosted by the Larrakia people in Darwin, Northern Territory, 1-3 June 2016.

With the success of past Indigenous talking circles, such as the men’s and women’s circles at the conference each year, and a growing level of recognition of the importance and value of Indigenous youth voices in the native title sector, this year’s conference program became host to the inaugural Indigenous youth forum.

The forum, comprising two talking circles held on the first and last day of the conference, aimed to maximise the potential attendance of conference delegates under the age of 35 years. The forum was facilitated by Natalie Rotumah, CEO of NTSCorp, and attended by 24 delegates from the Northern Territory, Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory. Also in attendance was Professor Taiaiake Alfred, international keynote speaker and Professor of Indigenous Governance and Political Science at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Professor Alfred led discussions around cultural resurgence and confidence and provided an international perspective on the issues discussed by the delegates, using his extensive experience advising First Nations governments on Indigenous land, governance and youth issues. The delegates shared their native title experiences and aspirations, and examined the barriers to their participation in the native title sector. The delegates then explored ways of overcoming the barriers to achieve increased youth involvement in the sector.

AIATSIS, Native Title Act, PBCs (Prescribed Body / Bodies Corporate), Succession Planning, Youth Report
Staff induction checklist PBC website

This staff induction checklist provides a downloadable template for your PBC to formalise the induction process of new staff members. It contains suggestions on documents to be included in an induction kit and on the induction process. 

Employment, Induduction, Secretary, Staff Checklist
Top tips for succession planning Forum for Directors of Indigenous Organisations

Short factsheet about succession planning for Aboriginal Organisations

Board, Succession Planning, Youth Information Sheet
Warra: Building teams, building resources First Language Australia

The aim of Warra is to make the collaborative work of producing Indigenous language resources easier for all involved. 

Community, Language Report
Youth - How to get involved with PBCs workbook PBC website

This workbook is for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders wanting to get involved with native title and their Prescribed Bodies Corporate (PBC). It provides information, practical tips and ideas how to get involved and connect with other like minded people. It also provides a list of relevant training opportunities.

Community development, Education, Succession Planning, Youth Workbook