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A collation of Aboriginal language news stories from around Australia. Indigenous language.

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Kids are keeping Aboriginal language alive! #FridayFeeling #AboriginalLanguage #Indigenous #IndigenousLanguage #EducationandArts #LanguageNews ow.ly/Higt30kPFGM

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“Yanyuwa is a beautiful, poetic language... As we sailed, clouds cast their shadows on the sea’s surface. “This is narnu ngawurrwurra” I repeated the words, feeling their weight & resonance” #AboriginalLanguage bbc.com/travel/story/2…

“Yanyuwa is a beautiful, poetic language...

As we sailed, clouds cast their shadows on the sea’s surface. “This is narnu ngawurrwurra”

I repeated the words, feeling their weight & resonance”

#AboriginalLanguage
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Looking back at these wonderful profiles published by NITV in 2017. #languagelegends #firstlanguages #ourlanguagesmatter #IYIL2019 sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2… sbs.com.au/nitv/article/2…

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Participate in the MK study to show how important language and culture are to health and wellbeing. nit.com.au/mk-survey-asks… nit.com.au/mk-survey-asks…

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CALL FOR PAPERS: 5th Biennial Colloquium of LCNAU Deadline: 10 June 2019 Conference: 27-29 November 2019, University of Western Australia The Fifth Biennial Colloquium of the Languages & Cultures Network of Australian Universities will be held at... lcnau2019.com.au

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Indigenous linguist and translator, Elizabeth Ellis, is working at ANU to document the various forms of her language Ngaanyatjarra, a Western Desert dialect, and its ‘verbal arts’. One of these is a fully-formed auxiliary sign... reporter.anu.edu.au/mother-tongue

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Congratulations to Sophia Mung and Stephen Morelli who have been jointly awarded the Patji-Dawes Award – Australia’s premier award for... dynamicsoflanguage.edu.au/news-and-media…

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For those of you in Sydney... How does language determine what we know or how we experience the world? As the online realm increasingly converges with our offline experiences, it raises... sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/s…

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The Very Hungry Caterpillar turns 50 and and learns Yuwi! Congratulations to the Yuibera and Yuwibara communities of Mackay, and the languages team at State Library of... abc.net.au/news/2019-06-0…

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Ngarinyman community members and the University of Queensland invite you to the Brisbane launch of the Ngarinyman dictionary. Date: Tuesday, 2 July, 2019 Time: 5:30pm to... aiatsis.eventsair.com/2019-aiatsis-n…

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Bond University offers a range of full and part scholarships, bursaries and grants to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students. In 2018, 9 scholarships were awarded to Indigenous students... bond.edu.au/scholarship/bo…

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Young Wirdajuri Champion, Jason O'Neil, has graduated from law and is now chairperson of Ngalaya the peak body for First Nations lawyers and law students in what is now called New South Wales. Well done Jason and all involved! Ngalaya Indigenous Corporation #firstlanguages

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Our Marrin Gamu song competition with ABC Education is on again. Check out this beautiful #Kunwinjka entry from Jabiru Area School submitting last year. #firstlangauges #IYIL19 vimeo.com/231652723