The atlas

Hundreds of nations,
one continent.

The tinted areas are the tribal lands of the continent — forty-one nations and groupings, with the land, plants, animals and people that shaped each place. Layer on ochre circles for nations, gold diamonds for history, ringed markers for sacred sites, cream stars for the beings' galleries, and pale rings for Dreaming stories — and follow any point deeper.

TiwiLarrakiaBininj — KakaduYolnguYanyuwa & LardilGurindjiWardamanBunuba & BardiMiriwoong & GijaYamajiMartuNgaanyatjarraWarumunguWarlpiriArrernteAnanguWangkathaNoongarMirning & WiranguAdnyamathanhaKaurnaNgarrindjeriYorta YortaKulin NationsGunai/KurnaiPalawaNgunnawalYuinDharug & EoraWiradjuriKamilaroiBundjalung & GumbaynggirrQuandamookaButchullaKuku YalanjiGuugu YimithirrWik & WayanKalkadoonMithakaGunditjmaraTorres Strait IslandersAPPROXIMATE TRIBAL AREAS — HUNDREDS OF NATIONS
Tribal areas First Nations History site Sacred site Being pin Dreaming story Seven Sisters’ road

A stylised representation — hundreds of nations are not shown, and placement is approximate

Choose a country

41 tribal areas, 12 nations, 14 history sites, 13 sacred sites, 10 Dreaming stories and 8 being pins are waiting on the map — pick any point.

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands, waters and skies of this continent — the oldest living cultures on Earth. We pay respect to Elders past and present, and honour the truth that sovereignty was never ceded. Always was, always will be.

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An independent educational project. Content draws on the public historical record and is written in good faith; simplified maps and summaries are for learning, not boundaries of law or Country.

One Land, Many Stories — an Australian history

Always was, always will be