Wikipedia:GLAM/Australian libraries and WP/Events/University of Melbourne National Reconciliation Week 2021

University of Melbourne: National Reconciliation Week 2021[edit]

Wikipedia articles for Australian towns and places are a great starting point to build your knowledge of the respective local Indigenous community and Country. However, many Wikipedia articles do not provide information such as Traditional Owners or custodians, place names, Nations or language groups, and do not reflect First Australians’ ongoing cultures and continuing connection to Country.

Join us for a Wikipedia editing session (online or in person), offered as part of National Reconciliation Week (27 May to 3 June 2021), to:

learn how to edit Wikipedia
start learning about Indigenous perspectives on the places and towns of interest to you.

More details are here.

Dashboard[edit]

See the campaign dashboard for this project. Coming soon!

Event details[edit]

Tuesday 1 June 2021, 10am-12pm (online)
Thursday 3 June 2021, 2-4pm (in person)

Register here.

Before attending event[edit]

Create an account in Wikipedia
Bring your own laptop to the gallery (not iPad)

What should I work on during the edit-a-thon?[edit]

There are many different ways for you to contribute today. Wikipedia is the product of millions of individual contributions and every change that is made, no matter how small, makes a difference!

Choose an suggestion from the list below. Write your username in the last column so different people don't work on the same page during the edit-a-thon. After the edit-a-thon anyone is able to edit any page.
Use Australian English and spelling. If you are editing a page about an Indigenous artist, you may use words in the appropriate Indigenous language if you are confident the word is correct.
See also the Helpful links under the artist list for more guidance.

Suggested reliable sources[edit]

Name of Source	Link
AustLANG	https://collection.aiatsis.gov.au/austlang/search
Wikipedia Indigenous Australian lanuguage stubs	Category:Indigenous Australian language stubs
VACL Languages map	https://www.vacl.org.au/home
Indigenous organisations like Land Councils	https://unimelb.libguides.com/c.php?g=403254&p=2740660
(Local) council websites (link is an example only)	https://www.portphillip.vic.gov.au/explore-the-city/history-and-heritage/first-peoples-local-history-and-culture

Get help or stay in touch![edit]

For more information about this event, please contact Clem Wetherall or Bernard Lyons.

If you're having any other issues, feel free to contact Wikipedian Caddie Brain at caddie.brain@wikimedia.org.au.