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Wednesday. 25 November 2009
Program DRAFT
 Timetable
To be Held at the Devonport Entertainment & Convention Centre, 145-151 Rooke Street, Devonport TAS 7310
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Friday. 23 October 2009
"From Little Things Big Things Grow"
 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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Read more... [FATSIL AGM Invitation & Registration Form]
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Monday. 19 October 2009
FROM LITTLE THINGS BIG THINGS GROW
 FATSIL 2009 AGM Poster
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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Monday, 21 September 2009
Updated: Friday, 23 October 2009
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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Read more... [FATSIL AGM/Forum Letter to Language Institutions]
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Monday, 21 September 2009
Updated: Friday. 23 October 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Tasmania
FATSIL 2009 AGM & Indigenous Languages Forum
Theme 2009: From Little Things, Big Things Grow
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Read more... [FATSIL AGM/Forum PRESS RELEASE]
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Thursday, 3 September 2009
 FATSIL 2009 Elections
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Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Tasmania
October / November (TBA)
Please visit this space again soon for more information.
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Tuesday, 10 March 2009
 Top 5 Language Hotspots
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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Read more... [Top 5 Language Hotspots]
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Thursday, 19 February 2009
 Paul Herbert - National Manager of FATSIL
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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Read more... [My Opinion: Language is the absolute key to bridging the gap.]
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Thursday, 19 February 2009
 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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Register to read more...
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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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Read more... [Paul Herbert (FATSIL) @ WIPC:E 2008]
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Friday, 05 December 2008
 Marion Scrymgour
Mr. Herbert believes that Bilingual Education is merely the scape goat for a whole list of contributing factors.
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Read more... [Bilingual Education the Scape Goat.]
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Thursday, 11 December 2008
 Presenter: Daniel Browning
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Read more... [Which way? the future of bilingual education]
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Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Please support the preservation of our languages before they are lost forever. Please sign the Petition.
 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
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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
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Read more... [Lost in Translation]
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Monday, 10 November 2008
 TO 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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Read more... [Indigenous Languages Petition]
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Wednesday, 22 October 2008
 “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
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?
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