Monthly Archives: September 2016

When searching for an Aboriginal language of the region where I come from, I came across the Muurrabay Aboriginal Language and Culture Co-operative, funded by the Australian Government. Their website can be found here: http://www.muurrbay.org.au/ The organization believes in the … Continue reading →

This unit has certainly opened my eyes to my lack of knowledge of Aboriginal affairs and language, and a similar lack of knowledge in the non- Aboriginal community. I don’t know that this ignorance is studied or intentional or whether … Continue reading →

As others have noted, The Guardian newspaper has been running an series on Aboriginal languages. One article concerns the Miriwoong (MiriWung) language of the eastern Kimberley, a non Pama-Nyungan language undergoing revitalisation in the face of competition from Kriol and … Continue reading →

Indigenous Hip Hop Projects (IHHP) is a program designed to promote and preserve indigenous culture by producing music videos starring children from Aboriginal communities. By giving indigenous children a voice, it allows them to take pride in their heritage with … Continue reading →

It is hypothesised that the tools we use to transmit information radically influence the way “we process, organize, store, and transmit representations of the world”, [1]  indeed, there is a current body of thought that speculates that the members of … Continue reading →

  In topic 9 we looked Aboriginals languages in schools. This is a primary school where the whole school was taught to sing the National Anthem in what is listed as Sydney Aboriginal Language. I just thought it was a … Continue reading →

Yaama! The notion of decolonization is becoming increasingly apparent in Aboriginal discussions about language revival here in so-called Australia. The discourse of other indigenous peoples around the world illustrates this trend also. Like many other words and phrases, ‘decolonization’ has become … Continue reading →

One of the topics that really grabbed my attention this semester is that of language revival and education of indigenous languages in Australia. This topic is of extreme relevance to the unit because it has given me a greater understanding … Continue reading →