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Coming home to country by Bronwyn Bancroft
Call Number: WA 399 BAN
ISBN: 9781760501921
Publication Date: 2020
An visual and lyrical depiction of coming home to country from acclaimed author and illustrator Bronwyn Bancroft.
Moort :a celebrationof a traditional and contemporary aboriginal family system by Francesca Robertson
Call Number: WA 399 ROB
ISBN: 9781741313697
Publication Date: 2021
A scholarly, cross-cultural exploration of the Nyoongar Aboriginal concept of moort (family) pre and post-contact with a view to improving the way government agencies understand and interact with present-day Nyoongar families and their children.
Noongar boodja waangkan: noongar first words by Jayden Boundry
Call Number: JUNIOR FICTION BOU
ISBN: 9781760991975
Publication Date: 2022
Noongar is the language of the Noongar nation and is spoken by 14 different groups across the south-west corner of Western Australia. Written in Noongar and English, this fully illustrated collection of first Noongar words includes family, plants, animals, emotions, colours, numbers and more.
Sand talk : how indigenous thinking can save the world by Tyuson Yunkaporta
Call Number: WA 399 YUN
ISBN: 9781925773996
Publication Date: 2022
We are accustomed to certain ways of thinking. We want the world to be simple, but we talk about it in complicated ways.

Pamphlets and fact sheets

Welcome to the Aboriginal Health Team ( WA Child and Adolescent Health Service)Aboriginal Child Health Team, Child and Adolescent Community Health Service The Aboriginal Child Health Team provides quality, evidence-informed, community health services to Aboriginal children aged 0 - 5 and their families.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander guide to healthy eating (Australian Government, Department of Health)
Breastfeeding: Good for baby, good for mum (Queensland Health)
Calcium in pregnancy: look after yourself look after your baby (Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society)
Care package : for adults who have experienced sexual trauma (SARC, NMHS) This booklet is for survivors of any type of unwanted sexual contact who want to better understand their personal reactions to the trauma they have experienced, and are looking for some ideas to assist their recovery.
Expressing breastmilk
Feeding babies (NT Department of Health and Families)
First 1000 days: resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander parents (RaisingChildren Network)
Get up and grow: breastfeeding strong mums strong babies (Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing)
Get up and grow: first foods (Australian Government, Department of Health and Ageing)
Have you thought about quitting the smokes? (WA Health)
Iron in pregnancy: look after yourself look after your baby (Australasian Diabetes in Pregnancy Society)
Physiotherapy after childbirth (KEMH)
Safe sleeping (Rednose)
Strong women strong babies pregnancy diary (NSW Health)
Strong babies : Aboriginal ways of reducing harm from alcohol and other drugs (MHC)
Understanding the impacts of intergenerational trauma (SARC,NMHS) Intergenerational trauma is unresolved trauma passed on from the previous generation. It affects how children of the next generation are raised. While many Aboriginal families remain strongly connected and aware of their cultural knowledge and stories, others have not been so lucky.

Websites and support groups

Aboriginal Health Council of Western Australia (AHCWA)
Aboriginal Interpreting Services of Western Australia Is a community organisation providing accredited interpreters for a fee based service.
Australian Breastfeeding Association resources for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet (Australian Idigenous HealthInfoNet)
Baby Coming You Ready?
Cancer infonet
Derbal Yerrigan Health Service
Djinda Service (Relationships Australia WA)
Healthy WA - Aboriginal health and medical services
Jean Hailes - First Nations resources
Kaartdijin Noongar Noongar Knowledge (South West Aboriginal Land & Sea Council)
The Lyfe Languages Champions Program The Lyfe Languages Champions Program is a youth driven initiative to translate complex medical terminology into Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages across Australia. Our primary goal is to improve the line of communication between health care services and Indigenous speaking Australian's. It is everyone'’s right to be able to access and understand critical health care information and we hope to achieve this through the creation of a Universal Translator that connects ancient wisdom, old and new knowledge, and cutting edge technology.
Moorditj Yarning
Our Mob and cancer (Cancer Australia) Our mob’s experience of cancer is unique, strengthened by our culture, our traditions and our connection to family and Country. Welcome to Our Mob and Cancer, developed for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Here you can find information about cancer, including cancer types, prevention, diagnosis, treatment living with cancer, finding support, clinical trials and much more.
Rural and remote living (Pregnancybirth & baby)
Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) The Sexual Assault Resource Centre (SARC) is a free service located in Perth providing crisis services to people who have experienced a recent sexual assault (rape) in the last two weeks and counselling for sexual assault / abuse experienced recently or in the past. Services are available for people of all sexualities and gender identities aged 13 years and above. If you or someone you know has experienced sexual trauma, there’s support and information available to help.
Stayin' On Track
The WA indigenous storybook

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Women and Newborn Health Library (WNHL): Aboriginal Health