First Nations policies and commitments
Read the NFSA's First Nations Engagement strategies, Reconciliation Action Plan and Statement of Reflection.
First Nations policies and commitments
Read the NFSA's First Nations Engagement strategies, Reconciliation Action Plan and Statement of Reflection.
NFSA First Nations Engagement Strategy
Our First Nations Engagement Strategy 2025-28 highlights areas of focus for the NFSA as we continue to embed First Nations perspectives into our everyday archiving activities.
Download the strategy
NFSA Statement of Reflection
A Statement of Reflection from the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
We believe in the power of audiovisual media to recover and preserve memory, to provoke thought and discussion around complex and challenging issues, and to promote understanding and fellow feeling amongst contemporary Australians...
NFSA Reconciliation Action Plan
Our vision is to be a leader of reconciliation within the cultural sector and in the national conversation.
The NFSA's Stretch Reconciliation Action Plan 2025–2028 sets out the actions we will take to strengthen our relationships with First Nations peoples and partners and to adopt practices that are culturally appropriate, respectful and which contribute to reconciliation.
Further reading and research
The NFSA is a leader in First Nations cultural engagement and engages widely with other Australian and international organisations. Find out more about best practice cultural practice.
Some of the organisations we work with and projects we're involved in are listed here:
AMaGA First People's Roadmap Project
Screen Australia Pathways and Protocols
Ng ā Taonga (NZ) Mātauranga Māori Strategy
Creative Australia: First Nations Arts and Culture Strategy
Creative Australia: Protocols for using First Nations cultural and intellectual property in the arts
First Nations Engagement Committee
The First Nations Engagement Committee is a forum for the progression of matters relating to the NFSA’s First Nations collection, programs and exhibitions. It connects the NFSA with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, artists and practitioners and provides advice to the NFSA Board.
Meet our First Nations Engagement committee members and learn about their key objectives.