Welcome to the Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) subject guide for Aboriginal Health.
This guide has been designed for those people interested in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health to locate relevant resources on this topic, including those held by the WSLHD Libraries.
‘Between Sky and Earth’ by Leanne Tobin welcomes all to Dharug land with the Dharug word Warami. The surrounding words are greetings from the many different nations within NSW. This work was commissioned for Blacktown Hospital Stage 2 Expansion 2019.
In 2016 and 2017, the Referendum Council led a series of Regional Dialogues to discuss options for constitutional recognition with First Nations people from all corners of the country. The purpose of these First Nations Regional Dialogues was to ensure that Aboriginal decision making was at the heart of the process. The stories that were recounted in those Dialogues were collated, and, along with the Records of Meetings, read to the First Nations Constitutional Convention at Uluru in May 2017, as “Our Story”. The Convention endorsed the work of the Dialogues and issued the Uluru Statement from the Heart to the Australian people.
AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Australia
You may also wish to visit First Languages Australia to experience an interactive map of Australia's first languages
The libraries of Western Sydney Local Health District - Auburn, Blacktown, Mental Health (Cumberland), Mount Druitt and Westmead - acknowledge the Dharug people as the Traditional Owners of the Eora region on which Western Sydney Local Health District sits. We pay our respects to the Dharug elders both past and present.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people should be aware this guide and the links and resources it contains may have images, voices and names of people who have passed away.
