The NFSA has been working with Traditional Owners and the Strehlow Research Centre in a co-designed project to preserve and digitise at-risk films and audio recordings from the Strehlow Collection, one of the most important collections relating to Indigenous ceremonial life in the world. The digital preservation of this collection is vital for continued cultural maintenance within Central Australian Aboriginal communities and the revitalisation of cultural practices and traditional language.
The NFSA  provided training to Aboriginal Heritage Officers from the Strehlow Research Centre in audiovisual conservation, preservation, digitisation, archiving and digital access. We have repatriated the digital files and in 2022, with support from the Australian Government Indigenous Language and Arts program, the NFSA then purpose-built a digital access studio and transported it to Mparntwe (Alice Springs). The studio creates a culturally safe place on Country for Traditional Owners to access digital versions of their material.