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New possibilities exist to support the identity development of Aboriginal Australian children in out of home Care through new information and communication technologies. How can archivists ensure that these possibilities are explored responsibly, knowing that we cannot allow digital records created by a child in Care to just disappear without their permission? Currently in the Australian Care sector, Western narrative identity theory and life story work practices underpin work with Aboriginal Australian children in out-of-home care. There is a need to understand how the narrative identity theory and life story work practices need to be adapted in order to reflect Aboriginal culture in future life story work initiatives, particularly as the number of Aboriginal children in care continues to increase. Whilst there has been research in the area of digital life story work and also transmedia storytelling as it applies to Aboriginal youth, this paper finds that they have not yet been addressed from a recordkeeping perspective. Recorded by Alan Milne in Astral 1, Crown Perth, Burswood WA, on Wednesday 26 September 2018 as part of ASA 2018 'Archives in a Blade Runner Age: Identity & Memory, Evidence & Accountability.