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First Nations Resources: Start Here

A guide to First Nations campaigning and activist resources in the Commons Social Change Library including stories and perspectives.

Together for Treaty

Treaty education by Commons Threads at Progress 2026: What treaty is; the powerful example of the Victorian Treaty; the situation in other states of Australia; and how to spread persuasive messages to build support.

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Justice for Tanya Day and the Campaign to Decriminalise Public Intoxication in Victoria

Reflections on the campaign to decriminalise public drunkenness in Victoria, following the death of Yorta Yorta woman Tanya Day in police custody in 2017.

The Story of the Victorian Treaty: Australia’s First Treaty

Ngarra Murray from the the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria speaks about the Victorian Treaty campaign, people power, and the opportunities presented by the Treaty movement.

Building Power with Land Defenders

Watch this event that hosted a global conversation with land defenders on the frontlines from Guatemala, India, the Philippines, and Zimbabwe.

Text reads 'Rembering Paul Coe First Nations Activist'. Faded background image of hand print in sand and an Aboriginal flag flying.|Three Aboriginal men standing side by side with their fists up in the Black Power salute with a poster that reads the Aboriginal Embassy.|||Three Aboriginal men standing side by side with their fists up in the Black Power salute with a poster that reads the Aboriginal Embassy.|Aboriginal Activist Paul Coe addresses a meeting organised by the Federal Council for the Advancement of Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders (FCAATSI) at the Lower Hall of Sydney Town Hall in resistance to the Captain Cook Bicentenary Celebrations and re-enactment of Captain Cook's landing at Kurnell.||

Remembering Paul Coe: First Nations Activist

Paul Coe, Wiradjuri activist and lawyer, has passed away, leaving a lifetime legacy that transformed the landscape of First Nations justice. As a fearless campaigner, Coe helped found the Aboriginal Legal Service, established the Tent Embassy, and inspired generations in the fight for Aboriginal rights.

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