Deep Dives
A celebration of First Nations culture
First Nations Engagement at the NFSA
The NFSA celebrates and showcases the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples through recorded sound, film, and digital media.
The First Nations Engagement team leads collaborations with communities through curated and co-designed projects, ensuring stories and knowledge are visible and available for ongoing use, preservation and cultural practice.
This section of the website contains information about NFSA co-designed projects, our work with First Nations content, NFSA policies and commitments, and resources and directories for further reading.
The Nangamai Collection honours First Nations trailblazers who preserve culture through activism, writing, film, song, dance, art and storytelling.
Read about some of our key projects and explore First Nations content in the NFSA collection.
Get advice on how to use and access First Nations collection material and how to donate items to the collection.
Read the NFSA's First Nations Engagement strategies, Reconciliation Action Plan and Statement of Reflection.
The First Nations Engagement Committee is an advisory committee to the NFSA Board. It provides guidance on First Nations policy, collection management and cultural initiatives.
First Nations stories at the NFSA
Keeping culture and history alive through filmmaking, song, activism and art.
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An Indigenous perspective on the National Apology
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First Nations artists and art
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Deborah Mailman collection
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Archie Roach and Ruby Hunter