Jess Hughes is a Yankunytjatjara woman who took part in the Pathways to Community-Led Language Work Traineeship program at the Mobile Language Team. Based in Coober Pedy, Jess worked on a wide range of projects that brought her family and community together around ways to maintain and strengthen Yankunytjatjara language. She began her journey at […]
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The Mobile Language Team recently delivered a Dieri language workshop at Stirling North Primary School, led by Dieri singer and educator, Chris Dodd and Project Linguist, Phoebe Leggett. Stirling North Primary School is located on Nukunu Country, with the students representing a wide variety of Aboriginal language groups. The workshop involving 40 students, and was […]
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The MLT is proud to have contributed to the development of The Health Song Book Project – a unique and free online resource that brings together Aboriginal languages, music and health. The project aims to make songs in Aboriginal languages accessible to community members and music therapists seeking ways to explore healing, therapy, and treatment […]
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The MLT recently visited Tji Tji Wiltja Preschool in Port Augusta to run a Kokatha language workshop with young learners – introducing the children to the Kokatha words for family members through music, language activities and art. This is part of the First Nations Languages Education Program, that has run 9 workshops since the beginning […]
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Over the past few months, Haymish Moosha—a young Kokatha man—has been working with the Mobile Language Team through a traineeship focused on language and new media. He’s been exploring how animation can be used to bring language resources to life and make them more accessible for young digital Aṉangu learners. As part of his project, […]
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Over the last 6 months, Josh Hughes has been working with the Mobile Language Team through a traineeship to explore his language and his graffiti artwork. He’s building a portfolio that uses his language and graffiti/street art to strengthen his Yankunytjatjara language. Growing up between Adelaide and the APY Lands, Josh is finding ways his […]
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Jaylon is a Kaurna and Narungga man undertaking a traineeship through the Pathways to Community-Led Language Work program at the MLT, where he is exploring Indigenous storytelling through filmmaking. Through a range of film projects, he is using his knowledge of language and identity to share stories from an Indigenous perspective. His major project is […]
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Amelia, a proud Kokatha woman, joined the MLT Pathways to Community-Led Aboriginal Language Work in 2024. She has since been determined to share and teach the Kokatha language to the next generation. As a language speaker, Amelia has used her traineeship to enhance her skills in teaching Kokatha to young Kokatha kids, focusing on early […]
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In April 2025 the MLT launched Audrey’s Story, a life history of Lower Arrernte woman Audrey Kweyarerte Stewart at the Kaurna Learning Circle. Audrey’s Story is the first book in the Mobile Language Team’s Language and Life History series. The series shares the stories of Aboriginal community Elders with their families, communities and the wider public while exploring […]
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