EMPOWERING INDIGENOUS PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES

ATNS provides an online portal for people seeking information on agreements with Indigenous peoples. We aim to promote knowledge and transparency by capturing the range and variety of agreement making occurring in Australia and other parts of the world. 

We gather and review information from publicly available academic sources, online materials and documents provided by the organisations and agencies involved in agreement-making processes. No confidential material is published. 

Our story

ATNS began in 2002 as a research project focusing on treaties and agreement making with Indigenous Australians. Since then, the ATNS team has continued to investigate agreement making and maintain the ATNS database.

Learn more about the history of ATNS and our partnerships.

ATNS publications

The ATNS team has published widely on issues relating to agreement making, as well as topics such as nation building, native title and sovereignty.

Read research and publications by ATNS researchers and partners.

Join us

ATNS is primarily maintained by volunteers. 

See information on joining our team.

Proof of identity

ATNS cannot comment on or provide proof of anyone’s Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander identity.