On 12 and 13 August 2026, the Mobile Language Team (MLT) travelled to Oodnadatta to support a community-based workshop at the Dunjiba Women’s Shed, bringing together local women to record stories about their lives, families and experiences in Oodnadatta. Facilitated by Maria Stewart, the two-day workshop was the first of two workshops planned to develop […]
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In June 2026, the MLT travelled to Coober Pedy to run a Kaṯiṯi Wiṟu (Healthy Teeth) community workshop, led by MLT Senior Language Expert and Yankunytjatjara woman Karina Lester. The community workshop brought together local community members for a day of activities focusing on oral health, healthy eating and speaking the Yankunytjatjara language. Kaṯiṯi Wiṟu […]
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The Mobile Language Team recently attended the opening of the Aboriginal visual art exhibition OUR MOB and its language component defi-Nations [first-languages-in-verse] at the Adelaide Festival Centre. OUR MOB features artworks by First Nations artists from across South Australia, who use art to share their stories. defi-Nations [first-languages-in-verse] features original poems that explore the first […]
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On 1 July 2026, the MLT attended the unveiling of a new Nukunu language mural at Risdon Park Primary School (RPPS) in Port Pirie. The Mobile Language Team (MLT) has been working alongside AJ Constable and Renee Woodman at Risdon Park Primary School (RPPS) since 2023 to support the school’s Nukunu Warrarla program. AJ, a […]
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The Mobile Language Team is excited to announce the launch of our new podcast, Nganampa Wangka: Stories from the Mobile Language Team, hosted by Jaylon Newchurch. This podcast shares stories from the Mobile Language Team at Adelaide University and the communities we work with across South Australia. Each episode highlights language projects, community voices, and […]
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The MLT recently joined the Wanypatha Yarta (Good Country) Nukunu Rangers for a day on Country focused on connecting Nukunu language with the landscape they care for. The Rangers are currently monitoring a range of environmental indicators across Nukunu Country. As part of this work, they are also exploring ways to embed Nukunu placenames and […]
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MLT recently travelled to Port Augusta to facilitate a workshop for teachers on language resource production. Teachers from across the area came along for a hands-on workshop focused on ways to make resources for Aboriginal languages in schools. The workshop was designed to support teachers who are interested in embedding language into their classrooms but […]
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In February 2026, the MLT returned to Berri to run a second Ngaiawang storybook workshop with the River Murray and Mallee Aboriginal Corporation (RMMAC) at the Berri Hotel. It followed on from the first storybook workshop held in November 2025, where MLT provided compiled wordlist of approximately 800 Ngaiawang words to facilitate a children’s storybook […]
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MLT staff members Cody Tonkin, Phoebe Leggett, Karina Lester, Celena Aardenburg, Jaylon Newchurch A few lucky MLT staff members began their year immersed in Western Desert language learning through the Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara Language and Culture Program summer school, held at the Adelaide University’s Magill Campus. This was a great opportunity for MLT staff to brush up […]
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