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http://australia.gov.au/about-australia/australian-story/dreaming

This page on the Australian government’s Web site discusses the Aboriginal concept of the dreaming, and provides links to dreaming stories and creation myths from other cultures.

http://www.culturalsurvival.org/australia?gclid=CJ643ezOxJ4CFcx25QodkFq9ow

Cultural Survival, based in the United States, is concerned with indigenous peoples around the world. This portal on the Aborigines focuses on relations with ruling cultures in areas such as cultural preservation, law, health, and education.

http://www.environment.gov.au/parks/uluru/

Uluru, more popularly known as Ayers Rock, is part of a national park administered jointly by Australia’s Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage, and the Arts and Aboriginal peoples. This official site describes the park, the rock, and visitor information.

http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/

The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority of the Australian government administers this UNESCO world heritage site. This Web site provides information about the authority’s activities for conservation, visiting the reef, and the possible effects of climate change on the reef’s health, among other topics.

http://www.australia.gov.au/

This official portal of the government of Australia contains links to all government services, for citizens and others, as well as information about the country. Click on the links for immigration to see how immigrants qualify to move to Australia.

http://newzealand.govt.nz/

The official portal of the New Zealand government has links to all departments and programs, including topographic maps and data.

http://www.stats.govt.nz/

The site of New Zealand’s Statistics Office is the major source for all kinds of data: population, labor, health, education, and economy.

http://www.maori.org.nz/

Written by Maori for Maori, this site includes much information about Maori culture, language, and history.

http://www.omniglot.com/writing/maori.htm

This site, part of a project on world languages, discusses the structure of written and spoken Maori, one of New Zealand’s official languages. It contains links to audio samples of spoken Maori.

http://www.fiji.gov.fj/

This official portal to the government of the Republic of the Fiji Islands contains information about government departments and programs as well as general information about the country. There is a link for purchasing maps of the country online.

http://www.tuvaluislands.com/

Although privately developed, this site contains news and information about Tuvalu. There is a link to in‐depth information about the impact of global warming on Tuvalu.

http://www.nps.gov/havo/index.htm

The National Park Service site for Hawai’i Volcanoes National Park includes information about current eruptions under the "Plan Your Visit" link.

http://www.waikato.ac.nz/library/resources/nzc/14pacific.shtml

The University of Waikato in New Zealand provides a list of Web resources relating to indigenous groups of the South Pacific, and links to some specific island governments’ Web sites.

http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/

The United States Geological Survey operates a monitoring program for volcanic activity in Hawaii as well as other parts of the United States. This site also contains information about volcano formation.

http://www.assoa.nt.edu.au/

The Alice Springs School of the Air developed in the mid-twentieth century to provide educational services to isolated children in Australia’s Outback. This site describes its inception and history, as well as today’s services provided through the Internet.

http://www.flyingdoctor.net/

The Royal Flying Doctor Service provides both emergency and routine care for the far-flung, isolated population of Australia’s Outback.