The Confirmation of Aboriginality form is a certificate that acknowledges that you are known to your community as an Aboriginal person. Your Aboriginal confirmation form can be asked of you when applying for Indigenous specific services or programs.
Letter from an Indigenous organisation or Community Elder
We prefer a letter from an Indigenous organisation to confirm your heritage. However, we will also accept a letter from a Community Elder. Use the Confirmation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent letter to confirm your heritage.
Please note: AIATSIS cannot comment on, prove or provide confirmation of anyone's Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage. Your Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander heritage is something that is personal to you. You do not need a letter of confirmation to identify as an Indigenous Australian.
The Commonwealth Parliament defined an Aboriginal person as "a person who is a member of the Aboriginal race of Australia", a definition which was still in use in the early 1990s.
One Nation NSW has proposed to abolish self-identification and introduce a “new system” relying on DNA ancestry testing with a result requiring a finding of at least 25 per cent "Indigenous" before First Nations identification is accepted.
You may need to contact an organisation where your family is from – someone in the community might know or remember your family. An Indigenous organisation in the area where you currently live may also be able to provide you with this confirmation.
A leading judgment by Justice Brennan in the 1992 Mabo v Queensland (No 2) case (which relates to Indigenous of the Torres Strait exclusively) stated that an Indigenous identity of a person depends on a three-part test: biological descent from the Indigenous people; recognition of the person's membership by that person ...
Confirmation of Identity - Verification for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people form (RA010) Use this form to provide confirmation of your identity if you are an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander who has no other identity documents available.
But for Australian Aboriginal people, or those searching their family tree, a DNA test will not necessarily give you confirmation of an indigenous Australian heritage. There's three types of different tests available, but they're not going to yield exact results for very different reasons.
For Indigenous Australians, Age Pension: 53%, Total: 53%, JobSeeker Payment: 28%, Youth Allowance (other): 20%, Disability Support Pension: 10%, Youth Allowance (student and apprentice): 1%, Parenting Payment (single): 8%, Carer Payment: 3%, Parenting Payment (partnered): 2%, ABSTUDY (Living Allowance): 2%.
It's important that your health care professional is aware if you are of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin, so they can provide you with a high standard of individualised care. Understanding your origin and what this means to you, helps them care for you better.
About the Birth Certificate Program
The Pathfinders National Aboriginal Birth Certificate Program is making it easier for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply for and receive their birth certificate.
make the following declaration under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959: I confirm that I am of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander descent, I identify as an Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander and I am accepted as such in the community in which I live or have lived.
After 3–4 generations you should have original generation dead. You would then be indigenous.
If you receive the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander region in your DNA results, this tells you that you probably had an ancestor who was an Indigenous Australian. If you are Indigenous Australian and do not receive this region in your DNA results, this should not subtract from your identity in any way.
Aboriginal people can be dark-skinned and broad-nosed, or blonde-haired and blue-eyed. Let's get rid of some myths!
The ONLY, effective and accurate way to identify someone of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin is to ask the question. “Are you of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander origin?”
Studies of Aboriginal groups' genetic makeup are ongoing, but evidence suggests that they have genetic inheritance from ancient Asian but not more modern peoples, and share some similarities with Papuans, but have been isolated from Southeast Asia for a very long time.
Primary documents
A driver licence with your photo issued in your name. This includes physical and digital driver licences, learner permits and provisional licences. Issued by a state or territory government. We can't accept ceremonial, church or celebrant issued certificates.
There are some amounts don't need to be include as income in your tax return. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and Indigenous holding entities don't need to pay income tax or capital gains tax on native title payments or benefits.
The Confirmation of Aboriginality form is a certificate that acknowledges that you are known to your community as an Aboriginal person. Your Aboriginal confirmation form can be asked of you when applying for Indigenous specific services or programs.
Proof of genealogy, such as birth records or an official family tree; A letter from an Indigenous organisation or Aboriginal Liaison Officer that recognises you as an Indigenous person. This must contain the organisation's letterhead; or. A letter from an Indigenous person employed in an Indigenous identified position.
The Aboriginal flag was designed in 1971 by Luritja man and artist Harold Thomas. is a striking design and uses the colours red, black and yellow.