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ABC News - Govt petitioned to preserve Indigenous languages

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

 
Lost in Translation

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

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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
 
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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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“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?

 
Voice of the Land - Volume 38

September 2008

Ngurr Ju Miyanpa

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Hi Everyone,

Voice of the Land Volume - 38
Voice of the Land Volume - 38
I’m Paul Herbert and have recently been appointed National Manager for FATSIL. I originally come from Lajamanu in the Northern Territory and have gone from there to Katherine, then Adelaide and now here in Melbourne, within a relatively short time frame. As you can imagine, I’m already missing the bush and the pleasure of being able to safely walk around barefoot.

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The Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages 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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