The Arabana community in Pt Augusta has recently formed an Arabana language club, with the aim to share and learn language together. The sessions are facilitated by Chris Warren, a local school teacher with a background in the language. A number of community members including Arabana speakers as well as students from the local high […]
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As we move forward in finding ways to make Indigenous languages more widely used in communities around Australia, one things has emerged as a clear decisive factor, immersion in language from a young age has real impacts on language in later life. The Conversation recently delved into this issue looking at the use of language immersion […]
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In late June the MLT along with members of the Oodnadatta community installed and launched a new language room at the Oodnadatta Railway Museum in Oodnadatta. The language exhibition features a video display of Audrey Stewart, a Lower Arrernte woman from Macumba and Oodnadatta and 3 wall-mounted boards displaying language, bush tucker and cultural landscapes. […]
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The MLT recently headed to Birdsville to work with the Crombie family (sisters Jean and Joyce and brother Jim) on developing a Wangkangurru language sentence book. Wangkangurru is still spoken in the Birdsville area by a few Wangkangurru families. The Crombie family has played an important role in its documentation and maintenance over the last […]
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As part of the Mobile Language Teams work with the Barngarla Language we recently headed out to Pt Lincoln to discuss language resources and revitalisation with members of the Barngarla community located in and around the township. As part of the trip the Mobile Language Team was lucky enough to take part in a family […]
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During the last week of March the Mobile Language Team took part in a service providers meeting in the town of Oodnadatta to give input on the way services are delivered within the township. With roughly 20 service providers in attendance, ranging from the Department of Education to the Office of the Prime Minister, community […]
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In March, Clayton from the MLT visited the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) in Sydney, in particular – Tina Raye, who works as a Program Manager for the ILF. Tina is an Arabana woman, who has been involved more recently in working with the Arabana community on language projects, funded in part through the MLT. The […]
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As part of the MLT’s continued commitment to training in Aboriginal languages, the MLT is pleased to introduce Anil Samy Jr., a Nukunu descendant from Adelaide, who is taking part in the MLT’s trainee program in 2018. Anil comes to the MLT from UniSA where he is studying media production and development. As a Nukunu […]
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As part of ABC RN’s Indigenous culture program Awaye, Mobile Language Team Aboriginal Language Workers Karina Lester and Clayton Cruse recently featured in Word Up, a language segment that focuses on maintenance, revival and education of Indigenous languages. The segment has native language speakers choose and speak words from their language and give an insight into […]
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