About Message Stick

"Message Sticks ... passed between separate Aboriginal groups to establish bona fides. The actual message would be delivered verbally.

Message Stick - A portal to Indigenous Australian information on the web.

The Internet is a powerful tool - particularly for Indigenous Australians. It provides them with a means to be heard both around Australia and the globe, telling their stories across a medium free of censorship and misinterpretation. Unfortunately, they can get lost amongst the millions of other sites floating the web.

Now Message Stick offers browsers the opportunity to access most of these Indigenous sites, as well as offer important reference information on Indigenous Australians.

Message Stick, as part of the ABC’s commitment to Indigenous content, is a tremendous resource for accessing information about the ABC's Indigenous production across Radio, Television and the Web. It offers direct links to all the ABC’s Indigenous programming and offers the opportunity for browsers to give feedback on any of these shows.

Message Stick is also a highly useful information source for business, media and education on Indigenous issues such as protocol, intellectual copyright and culture. "Proper Way", for example, is a concise view on how to deal appropriately with Indigenous culture and sensitivities - compiled by Indigenous people.

Other important services on Message Stick include a regularly updated discussion forums, an Indigenous arts review and a page dedicated to current and upcoming Indigenous events around Australia.