MLT has engaged with Kuyani community members in Leigh Creek and Port Augusta to work on Kuyani language revival and documentation. Kuyani is a traditional language from the northern shores of Lake Torrens and the northern Flinders Ranges. Currently, there are no published language resources for Kuyani and only a handful of speakers remain. MLT […]
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MLT staff Celeste and Suvam recently travelled to Oodnadatta to do some work with Lower Southern Arrernte speaker Audrey Stewart. MLT collaborated with Audrey to create learning materials in language. Audrey produced a poster about kere ‘animals that are edible’. MLT supported Audrey to run a wonderful language session at Oodnadatta Aboriginal School, where she […]
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The Mobile Language team is pleased to introduce the Western Desert Language Hub! MLT staff, spearheaded by Karina Lester, have been working hard behind the scenes to establish this exciting new language service. Based On-Country in the far north of SA, the Western Desert Language Hub will function as a satellite of MLT, providing ongoing […]
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Last week Sophie, Suvam, Lakota and Celeste from MLT travelled to Ceduna to do some work with the Far West Languages Centre. MLT team members participated in several consultations, ran some training for Far West Languages Centre staff and did some recording. MLT provided training in recording, elicitation and transcription. By the end of […]
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Colleen Strangways is an Arabana photographer, filmmaker and founder of Nharla Photography. In 2019 Colleen attended a Virtual Reality (VR) workshop and immediately recognised its potential for bringing First Nations’ land, language and oral histories to life. The Mobile Language Team, in partnership with KuArts, were successful in receiving funding from the Australia Council for […]
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Published in 2020 by the MLT Press, Athu Nhanhika ‘I Saw’ is a collaborative language and literacy project between the Arabana community and the MLT. Athu Nhanhika is a bilingual children’s picture book. The story was written by Thanthi Syd Strangways, Arabana speaker and Elder. This story tells of what he saw walking through his […]
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During NAIDOC week a group of MLT staff, Pt Augusta Secondary School staff and Year 11 students visited the Pt Augusta Arid Lands Botanic Gardens to get their hands dirty! Two Ways Science means that both Aboriginal and Western methodologies and perspectives are brought together to strengthen our understanding of the world. The students went […]
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Co-Authors Terrence Coulthard and Josie Coulthard launched the Adnyamathanha Culture Guide and Language Book in Adelaide last week. This resource includes over 400 pages detailing cultural practices, muda (songlines), music, social history, grammar, kinship system and is a two-way dictionary (English to Adnyamathanha, Adnyamathanha to English). Terrence Coulthard, an Adnyamathanha speaker, has been developing this […]
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The MLT recently conducted fieldwork in the APY lands to reawaken and reimagine some underutilised and out-of-print resources. Through meetings with educational experts in the region to get an idea of their wants and needs, it was decided that videos published online would be a great way for teachers and students to access existing language […]
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