Corporate Body
Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (1990 - )
- From
- 5 March 1990
Acton, Australian Capital Territory, Australia - Functions
- Indigenous Affairs, Collection management and Education
- Website
- http://www.aiatsis.gov.au/
- Reference No
- CA 7289
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Acton, Australian Capital Territory
Summary
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) was established in March 1990, when it took the place of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. A council of nine members governs the Institute. In 2002 AIATSIS employs around 70 people. From their Web site, May 2002: "AIATSIS is an independent Commonwealth Government statutory authority devoted to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander studies. It is Australia's premier institution for information about the cultures and lifestyles of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples."
Related entries
Timeline
1964 - 1990 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
1990 - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies
Published resources
Book Sections
- Koch, Grace; and Obata, Kazuko, '"I am sorry to bother you": a unique partnership between Luise Hercus and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies in' in Language, land and song: studies in honour of Luise Hercus, Austin, Peter K., Koch, Harold and Simpson, Jane, eds (London: EL Publishing, 2017), pp. 44-56. http://www.elpublishing.org/PID/2003. Details
Journal Articles
- Anon, 'Tom Austen Brown Collection: a comprehensive milestone', Australian Aboriginal Studies, 2002 (1) (2002), 103-4. Details
Resources
- Wikidata, http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q781523. Details
- VIAF - Virtual International Authority File, OCLC, https://viaf.org/viaf/156221839. Details
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-570190. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 7289; Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. Registration of entity: 3 June 1991', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2002, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%207289. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 2 May 2002, Last modified: 17 June 2010