We acknowledge and respect the Traditional Owners of lands across Australia, their Elders, Ancestors, cultures and heritage, and recognise the continuing sovereignties of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nations.

We respectfully acknowledge the Wurundjeri People of the Kulin Nation, who are the Traditional Owners of the land on which the ACTF is based and pay our respect to their Elders past and present.

We are honoured to have the opportunity to learn from the oldest cultural storytellers in the world and seek to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander practitioners to share their rich culture and perspectives with children in Australia and around the world via stories on screen.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware that this website may contain images, voices or names of deceased persons in photographs, film, audio recordings or text.

Explore Children’s Books with this New Database

The National Centre for Australian Children’s Literature (NCACL) has produced a comprehensive and freely available Resource that celebrates children’s books by and about Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples. Showcasing a range of texts suitable for children up to 12 years old, each searchable entry includes a description, list of key themes, curriculum links, and links to further resources. Free access is available through the NCACL’s website.

The featured books share the richness of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ culture and languages, teaching and Dreaming Stories, insights into communities and cultural practices, and communication between cultural groups. They span a variety of storytelling techniques, genres, illustration, and presentation styles to entertain, inform and engage readers.

A team of knowledgeable people with wide ranging perspectives and expertise collaborated to produce this Resource. The team included Aboriginal People and culturally diverse individuals of various ages, genders and backgrounds. The database will support teachers, librarians, parents, care-givers, home schooling groups and others in accessing engaging Indigenous stories to share with the young people in their lives.

The Resource is current to June 2020 and will be continuously updated.