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The Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages is a non-profit organisation.  FATSIL is the national peak body for community based indigenous language programs in Australia. The organisation was established in 1991 in response to the Australian Language and Literacy Policy, to promote the maintenance, retrieval and revival of indigenous languages, through the support of community based language programs.
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Voice of the Land - Volume 41 PDF Print E-mail
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Voice of the Land - Volume 39 PDF Print E-mail
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VOTL Volume 30-39 Archive
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FATSIL 2009 AGM Forum Program DRAFT PDF Print E-mail

Wednesday. 25 November 2009

Program DRAFT

Timetable
Timetable

To be Held at the Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre, 145-151 Rooke Street, Devonport TAS 7310

 

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FATSIL AGM Invitation & Registration Form PDF Print E-mail

Friday. 23 October 2009

"From Little Things Big Things Grow"

Tasmania
Tasmania

FATSILC AGM and Forum 2009

We invite you to join us for the FATSILC AGM and National Indigenous Languages Forum 2009

“From Little Things, Big Things Grow” is the theme for the 2009 FATSILC National Indigenous Languages Forum, to be held in Devonport, TAS, from the 28th to the 29th of November 2009.

 

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FATSIL AGM/Forum Poster PDF Print E-mail

Monday. 19 October 2009

FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW

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FATSIL 2009 AGM Poster
FATSIL 2009 AGM & Indigenous Languages Forum

The great spirit saw the land was cracked and dry.  It was because the Indigenous peoples language no longer washed across it.  He took the seed called FATSIL from mans mind and tended to it.  He nourished it with the hopes and dreams of the people of the land.  The seed grew and blossomed bringing back the language, restoring things as it should be.  Yurrawalan.

28th AND 29th November 2009

Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre, 145-151 Rooke Street, Devonport Tasmania

 

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FATSIL AGM/Forum Letter to Language Institutions PDF Print E-mail

Monday, 21 September 2009
Updated: Friday, 23 October 2009

Tasmania
Tasmania

FATSIL is making preparations for the 2009 AGM and National Indigenous Languages Forum to be held in DEVONPORT, TAS from the 28th to the 29th November 2009.

(venue has been changed to Devonport)

 

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FATSIL AGM/Forum PRESS RELEASE PDF Print E-mail

Monday, 21 September 2009
Updated: Friday. 23 October 2009

PRESS RELEASE

Tasmania
Tasmania
Title: A gathering of the Voices of the Land
FATSIL 2009 AGM & Indigenous Languages Forum

Theme 2009: From Little Things, Big Things Grow

 

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FATSIL Elections 2009 PDF Print E-mail

Thursday, 3 September 2009

FATSIL 2009 Elections
FATSIL 2009 Elections
The below PDF FATSIL (Corp) Member Update 24-08-2009 (gold paper) is to bring you up to date on a number of changes and other matters which will be of interest to you as a member of FATSIL (Corp).

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FATSIL AGM/Indigenous Languages Forum 2009 PDF Print E-mail

Tuesday, 5 May 2009

Tasmania
Tasmania
To be held in Tasmania

October / November (TBA)

Please visit this space again soon for more information.

 
Top 5 Language Hotspots PDF Print E-mail

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

Top 5 Language Hotspots
Top 5 Language Hotspots
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages has identified roughly twenty Language Hotspots and has begun pilot expeditions to two Hotspots in 2007 (Central South America and Northern Australia) with ones planned for a further three Hotspots for 2008.

National Geographic -

Dr. Greg Anderson and Dr. David Harrison at the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages define hotspots as concentrated regions of the world having the highest level of linguistic diversity (see right), the highest levels of endangerment, and the least-studied languages. Rather than simply counting languages, Hotspots take into account the number of language families (which we call "genetic units") represented in an area to calculate linguistic diversity.

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My Opinion: Language is the absolute key to bridging the gap. PDF Print E-mail

Thursday, 19 February 2009 

Paul Herbert - National Manager of FATSIL
Paul Herbert - National Manager of FATSIL
Paul Herbert

In the debate about bridging the gap, very few of our leaders have latched onto the important role that language plays. Language is absolutely vital and is the key to improving all aspects of Indigenous disadvantage. Let me explain why.

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Records of the Queen Victoria Museum Launceston PDF Print E-mail

Thursday, 19 February 2009

Records of the Queen Victoria Museum Launceston
Records of the Queen Victoria Museum Launceston

WHAT DO WE KNOW OF TASMANIAN LANGUAGE?
by
A. CAPELL,
University of Sydney.
Manuscript received 8/2/66. 
Published 1/7/68
  

Edited by
W. F. ELLIS
Director of the Museum

PUBLISHED BY THE MUSEUM COMMITTEE
LAUNCESTON CITY COUNCIL

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Paul Herbert (FATSIL) @ WIPC:E 2008 PDF Print E-mail

Friday, 06 February 2009

WIPC:E 2008 – the World Indigenous Peoples' Conference on Education @ Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.  8th December 2008.  8min 28sec.

FATSIL’s Own Paul Herbert, the National Manager of FATSIL, makes a heart felt speech at

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Bilingual Education the Scape Goat. PDF Print E-mail

Friday, 05 December 2008

Marion Scrymgour
Marion Scrymgour
FATSIL National Manager Paul Herbert is sceptical of the recent education policy announced from the NT Government where only English will be taught for the first 4 hours commencing in 2009.

Mr. Herbert believes that Bilingual Education is merely the scape goat for a whole list of contributing factors.

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Which way? the future of bilingual education PDF Print E-mail

Thursday, 11 December 2008

Presenter: Daniel Browning
Presenter: Daniel Browning
Language death has been likened to the death of a culture, a way of life and the collective identity of its speakers.

 

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ABC News - Government petitioned to preserve Indigenous languages PDF Print E-mail

Wednesday, 19 November 2008

Please support the preservation of our languages before they are lost forever.  Please sign the Petition.

ABC News
ABC News

On Tuesday November 18th 2008 ABC News reported the Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages are petitioning the Government to step up measures to preserve native languages.  Read more at: ABC News

 
Lost in Translation PDF Print E-mail

Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Don't let our languages fade away, please sign the petition.

Intervention Yes or No? By ABC Media Watch, Watch the Video

Peggy Brown and Jenny Macklin
Peggy Brown and Jenny Macklin

A meeting with Jenny Macklin and several reporters in a remote Aboriginal Community in the Northern Territory has left many community residents very angry.

 

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Indigenous Languages Petition PDF Print E-mail

Monday, 10 November 2008

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Indigenous Languages PetitionTO THE HONOURABLE SPEAKER,
MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

This petition of citizens from Australia and overseas both Indigenous and Non-Indigenous draws to the attention of the House that we are alarmed at the rate of unchecked language loss in Australia. Over 250 vigorous and vibrant languages on record at the time of European arrival in Australia have been reduced to just 17 which are being transmitted naturally to younger members of their communities. Some other languages are still spoken fluently but the vast majority are in varying states of decline and disrepair. There are also vigorous efforts across the country to maintain and revive languages, in some cases to re-introduce them after many decades of non-use.
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Voice of the Land - Volume 38 PDF Print E-mail
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New Forum Topics PDF Print E-mail

Wednesday, 22 October 2008

“The First Australians” Series
“The First Australians” Series

"First Australians" - Episode 1 - 4
The first Australians and the British, the most powerful Empire in history, come face to face in Sydney on January 26, 1788.

 



Marion Scrymgour
Marion Scrymgour
An Australian Indigenous Policy and FATSIL’s Role
Is There a Need For Such a Policy?
How will it benefit Indigenous peoples and what will be the consequences for mainstream Australians?

Should Languages Be Left To Die Out?
Is There a Benefit In Protecting, Maintaining And Promoting Languages?

The National Indigenous Languages Survey (2005)

The National Indigenous Languages Survey (2005) Issues And Recommendations Since the release of the report, what has changed for Indigenous languages?

 
ABC Indigenous News
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