What are records? Records can be created by institutions like Governments, businesses or churches. They may give you information about a person like their date of birth, their state of health or their level of education. Find out where records about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are kept and how you can access them. 

Looking for information about Aboriginal family histories in Queensland? The Tindale Genealogical Collection has family trees from Aboriginal communities, mainly in the 1930s. These include Bentinck Island, Cherbourg, Doomadgee, Mona Mona, Mornington Island, Palm Island, Woorabinda and Yarrabah.