Monthly Archives: July 2011

Dual place naming

Posted on July 28, 2011 by australianlanguages

A park in Kununurra has just received official dual place name status despite opposition from the local shire president. You can read the original news article here. I really wonder how much this shire president understands about Aboriginal culture if … Continue reading →

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Iwaidja Inyman

Posted on July 26, 2011 by australianlanguages

Iwaidja Inyman is a community based project based in Croker Island in Northwestern Arnhem Land. The project involves community elders and youth as well as linguists, teachers and biological scientists to record, preserve and maintain the Iwaidja language. Their website … Continue reading →

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Song Cycle of the Moon-Bone

Posted on July 18, 2011 by australianlanguages

I was given a copy of the Puncher and Wattman Anthology of Australian Poetry about 2 weeks ago and I’ve been flicking through it on and off since then. The book contains 450 pages of poetry arranged in chronological order … Continue reading →

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Enduring Voices project and hip hop in Huilliche

Posted on July 12, 2011 by australianlanguages

The Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages in Oregon, USA has set up a youtube channel  in co-operation with The National Geographic’s Enduring Voices project.  You can find the youtube channel here. There is not really much info about the Australian language … Continue reading →

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Bangarra Regional Tour 2011!

Posted on July 10, 2011 by australianlanguages

Great news, Bangarra Dance Theatre will be going on tour to regional Queensland and Darwin sometime later this year! They will perform Mathinna, which tells the story of a young woman from the Stolen Generation. No dates or places have … Continue reading →

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Identity dies when tongues are silenced

Posted on July 9, 2011 by australianlanguages

This article that appeared in The Age in early April, entitled ‘Identity dies when tongues are silenced’ discusses the current language situation in Australia with linguist Dr Rachel Nordlinger. Rachel is a senior lecturer at the University of Melbourne and … Continue reading →

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More childrens books.

Posted on July 9, 2011 by australianlanguages

A version of the childrens book ‘My Mara Love to Clap’ by Faith Baisden is now available in Paakantji (spoken in the area around the Darling river, NSW, including Wilannnia, Mennindi and Broken Hill). There is also a version in Awabakal … Continue reading →

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Luritja picture dictionary published.

Posted on July 9, 2011 by australianlanguages

A picture dictionary in Luritja language has been published by IAD press. In this article CAAMA talks with Celestine Rowe about the book and its use as a teaching tool for children. The dictionary contains Luritja-English translations, a pronunciation guide, … Continue reading →

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PAW media.

Posted on July 9, 2011 by australianlanguages

Pintubi, Anmatjere, Warlpiri media and communications is based in Yuendumu, NT. The organisation has been going strong for over 25 years producing radio, film and music for the local communities. The most well known production from PAW would have to … Continue reading →

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Australian Greens on Indigenous language importance.

Posted on July 9, 2011 by australianlanguages

Ok, back to catching up on those bookmarked links… A while ago CAAMA did this interview with Lisa Hall from the Northern Territory Greens party. During the interview Lisa discusses the Greens approach to language policy in the NT and … Continue reading →

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