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22.01.2022 Australia's first Aboriginal language teacher Against the backdrop of early colonisation, on Sydney Harbour's shoreline, an extraordinary exchange took place be...tween a young Aboriginal woman and a First Fleet Lieutenant. This friendship serves as one of the earliest recorded cultural exchanges between Europeans and Aboriginal people, and the history and knowledge they documented together would be priceless. Patyegarang, a young Gamaraigal woman who spoke the Gadigal language, would prove crucial to the survival of her Sydney-based native tongue. William Dawes, an English Lieutenant and astronomer, recorded the pair's conversations, in what remains today the only known first-hand accounts of the Gadigal language. See news article for more information https://www.abc.net.au//patyegarang-and-how-she-p/12022646 A portrait of an unidentified Gamaraigal woman, possibly Patyegarang, from the Port Jackson area, 18001804

22.01.2022 This photo captures Bundjalung Law in both language format & English The Bundjalung language is spoken in an area that includes the north-east corner of New Sou...th Wales and the south-eastern corner of Queensland. This area stretches from Grafton on the Clarence River in the south, to the Logan River in the north and inland as far as the Great Dividing Range at Tenterfield and Warwick. It includes the regional centres of Lismore, Casino, Kyogle, Woodenbong, Byron Bay, Ballina, Coolangatta-Tweed Heads, Murwillumbah, the Gold Coast, Beaudesert and Warwick. See more @ https://muurrbay.org.au/languages/bundjalung/

17.01.2022 "Why do we need our culture? To make us strong in the heart." Traditional Owners, Johnny Williams and Karen Chong, explain the importance of language and culture on Lardil Country.

13.01.2022 "I Am Australian" sung by our talented Hope Vale Social and Emotional Wellbeing team in English and Language

12.01.2022 AIATSIS Indigenous language dictionaries https://aiatsis.gov.au/aboriginal-studies-pr//dictionaries

12.01.2022 Happy International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples! Today we celebrate the diverse cultures and languages of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peopl...es, and the 5,000 Indigenous cultures around the world. Have you visited the thrombolites in WA? They're considered to be one of the first life forms on earth. This International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, George and Frank share how the thrombolites hold a significant place in their Dreaming stories.

10.01.2022 Sound on - the power of language Wiradjuri baby Mylah-Lee listens to father Warren sing a Wiradjuri Welcome Song in language and it settles her right dow...n to sleep. Magic What songs do you sing to settle your babies? Posted with permission from Dinawan's Connection

08.01.2022 Lyndon Davis speaking and singing language of our local mob with the fabulous #GubbiGubbi Dance troupe for National NAIDOC Week 2019. Full lineup of Sunshine Coast events here: https://events.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/event

05.01.2022 'Wik.Thayanam.Thawan’ is a short documentary featuring Elders of Aurukun speaking in Wik-Mungkan, the LAST strong Aboriginal language spoken on Queensland's mainland as a first language!!

05.01.2022 Yolngu and Balanggarra woman Molly Hunt was about to move interstate to take up a dream job - then COVID-19 got in the way. Molly yarns to us being back home in Kununnara, fishing on Country, and keeping herself and her Mob informed.

01.01.2022 Telling stories in Indigenous language is how stories are kept alive, according to Gumbaynggirr language expert. Key points: "Sometimes English doesn't quite explain it all: says Gumbaynggirr Elder... NAIDOC Week theme 'Always was always will be' underpins the importance of Indigenous language CEO of Muurrbay says it's important young people know their stories in their language When Gumbaynggirr Elder Gary Williams reflects on the 2020 NAIDOC theme 'Always was, always will be,' the first thing he does is translate it into his language: 'Malaaw yidaa yilaana yidaa'. As chief executive of the Muurrbay Language and Culture Cooperative in Nambucca Heads, Mr Williams works in the critical field of restoration and teaching of Indigenous languages. Although NAIDOC week may be postponed to November due to COVID-19, the theme spans time immemorial. "'Always was, always will be' is not just past and future, it is ever-present as well," he said. "In the ever-present sense you feel like you're always learning and that keeps you healthy knowing this."