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."

Timeline

1964 - 1990 Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies
1990 - Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Related People

Brown, Thomas Austen (Tom) ( - 2009)
Most of the collection of Thomas Austen Brown was acquired by the Institute in 2002
Sullivan, Sharon Mary (1944 - )
Member 1990 -

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

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