Useful Links

On this page you’ll find a list of specialist websites on governance and Indigenous governance, as well as state and territory specific resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups.

Indigenous governance

Australian

Agreements Treaties and Negotiated Settlements (ATNS)

Aboriginal Governance and Management Program (AGMP)

Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre

Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies

Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research (CAEPR) – Australian National University

Diploma of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Governance – Tranby

Institute for Aboriginal Development 

Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language | Culture and Heritage – Charles Sturt University

Jumbunna Indigenous House of Learning – University of Technology Sydney

Ninti One: Information, Innovation, Ideas for Remote Australia

The Indigenous Governance Program

International

Māori Governance Video Toolkit – New Zealand

Te Mata Hautu Taketake | the Maori and Indigenous Governance Centre at the University of Waikato – New Zealand

Te Puni Kokiri | Effective Governance – New Zealand

British Columbia Assembly of First Nations | Governance Toolkit – Canada

British Columbia Treaty Commission | HR Toolkit – Canada

Chair in Indigenous Governance (Courses) | Toronto Metropolitan University – Canada

First Nations Information Governance Centre – Canada

The First Nations Governance Handbook: A Resource Guide for Effective Councils

Indigenous Governance | Yukon University – Canada

Indigenous Leadership | Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity – Canada

Indigenous Governance Program | University of Victoria – Canada

Institute on Governance | Indigenous Governance – Canada

Metis Nation Gateway – Canada

National Centre for First Nations Governance – Canada

National Congress of American Indians – USA

Native Governance Center – USA

The Harvard Project on American Indian Economic Development – USA

The Institute for Tribal Government – USA

Tribal Law & Government Center – USA

University of Arizona Indigenous Governance Database – USA

Governance

Australian Institute of Company Directors – Australia

Community Development – Australia

Community Door | Governance – Australia

Governance Institute of Australia – Australia

Institute of Community Directors Australia (ICDA) – Australia

Our Community – Australia

Institute on Governance – Canada

Good Governance Polices for Nonprofits – USA

The Community Tool Box – USA

Democratic Governance – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Federal Government

Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)

Australian Securities Investments Commission (ASIC)

Australian Taxation Office

Department of Education

National Indigenous Australians Agency (NIAA)

Department of Social Services

Indigenous Portal | Australian Government

Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC)

Productivity Commission

State Government

Australian Capital Territory

Department of Justice and Community Safety

Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs

Canberra Indigenous Business Network (CIBN)

Community First Development

New South Wales

Aboriginal Affairs NSW

Fair Trading

NSW Indigenous Chamber of Commerce (NSWICC)

Northern Territory

Consumer Affairs

Department of Territory Families, Housing and Communities

Northern Territory Indigenous Business Network

Queensland

Office of Fair Trading

Department of Treaty, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Communities and the Arts

First Nations Chamber of Commerce and Industry

South Australia

Aboriginal Affairs and Reconciliation

Office of Consumer and Business Services

Tasmania

Consumer, Building and Occupational Services (CBOS)

First Peoples – State Relations

Victoria

Consumer Affairs

Aboriginal Affairs

Western Australia

Consumer Protection

Aboriginal affairs

Local Government

Australian Local Government Association

Peak Bodies

Aboriginal Peak Organisations Northern Territory (APO NT)

Indigenous Business Australia

National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation

National Native Title Tribunal

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