This week MLT project linguist, Kieran Smith, headed north to Port Pirie on Nukunu Yarta (Nukunu Country), where he spent some time with Renee and AJ at Risdon Park Primary School. AJ is the school’s Aboriginal Community Education Officer (ACEO) and Renee is the Aboriginal Education Teacher (AET). It was exciting to hear about their […]
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Pertame Ngetya Untya Pertame (Southern Arrernte) is a language spoken in the country south of Mparntwe (Alice Springs). With less than 30 Elder fluent speakers, the language is considered endangered. Without urgent interventions like this, the Pertame language is in danger of falling silent. The Pertame School is already creating a vibrant and connected Pertame […]
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I recently had the amazing opportunity to go to Paris to attend the launch of the UNESCO Decade of Indigenous Languages. I travelled with my mum Karina Lester and met up with the rest of the Australian delegates over there. We got to watch and listen to amazing and powerful speakers of indigenous languages from […]
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Sisters Anpanuwa Joyce Crombie and Aulpunda Jean Barr-Crombie sit serenely on the river banks, yarning about the whirlwind of language, art, and fashion projects which they have been involved in over the past decade. The Wangkangurru/Yarluyandi sisters from Birdsville (Queensland) and their families are passionate about learning, reviving, and sharing language and culture. “I started […]
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In October 2022 the Mobile Language Team was proud to attend the launch of two exciting partnership projects. In partnership with the South Australian Museum, the Ngarrindjeri Aboriginal Corporation, and Tanganekald community the MLT has been working to develop a cultural and language learning website. The website is an initiative of the Aboriginal Living Languages […]
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We have been busy running Language Worker Training! As part of an ILA grant, five participants from across the state (and one from WA) attended a two-week workshop at The University of Adelaide where they learnt some of the skills they need to work on their own languages. The days were filled with sessions on […]
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In 2019 the Mobile Language Team worked with Leigh Creek Area School and Leigh Creek Progress Association to create the Akurra Trail, a multipurpose cycling/walking trail in Leigh Creek. Bilingual signs along the 10.5km trail emphasise the interconnectedness of language, culture, tradition and country, and invite people to learn about flora, fauna and Muda (History, […]
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The MLT had been working with Adnyamathanha Elders and the Leigh Creek Area School (LCAS) staff for the production of a Muda (cultural history) of the Leigh Creek region. This Muda traces the origin of the Flinders ranges and tells of how coal came to be in the Leigh Creek area. The short film was shot in […]
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MLT collaborated with the Department of Human Services and ASK (Adults Supporting Kids) to translate some of their website content into Adnyamathanha. ASK is a website that helps adults find information about local services to support children, young people and families. It is vital to have local help and support resources available in languages other […]
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