Since its founding in 1964, the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) has developed and cared for the most contextualised collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander materials in the world. As custodian of these materials, AIATSIS documents the cultural practices, expressions, histories, lives, and experiences of Australias First Nations peoples. Through our collections, research, education and publications we tell the stories of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and create opportunities for all to encounter, engage and be transformed by that story.