The long-lost works of one of Australia’s leading early anthropologists have been discovered in the shed of a northern New South Wales cattleman.
The groundbreaking works of Caroline Tennant-Kelly, close friend of the famed American anthropologist Margaret Mead, were believed destroyed until uncovered by the detective work of a dogged team of two University of Queensland researchers — Mr Kim de Rijke and Mr Tony Jefferies.
The works contain recordings of Indigenous Languages of Southeast Queensland and Northern NSW.
You can read more about this in a media statement released by The University of Queensland.
Queensland Times Article by Zane Jackson
St Peter Claver indigenous education liaison officer Kargun Fogarty is backing calls to introduce indigenous language into schools. Photo by Rob Williams.
Aritcle by Daniel Bateman in The Cairns Post
A CAIRNS filmmaker has the world in his lens, debuting a movie at the Berlin Film Festival.
Reflecting on his achievement: Rima Tamou’s film First Contact will screen at the Berlin Film Festival next week. Picture: JAKE NOWAKOWSKI
Article by Stephen O’Grady, from the Fraser Coast Chronicle
HERVEY Bay is poised to pioneer an indigenous education revolution.
Scrub Hill Indigenous Education Forum. Attending: Sandy Strait State School principal Shane Urquhart, Fraser Coast councillor David Dalgleish, Paul Herschell and Will Davis of Qld Studies Authority with Butchulla elder Frances Gala and Butchulla community linguist Joyce Bonner. Photo by Daniel Tweed
ABC online
A Brisbane academic has called for indigenous languages to be taught in schools.
Griffith University’s Dale Kerwin says Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island dialects have been denied their rightful place as official Australian languages.
Dr Kerwin says the incorporation of indigenous language into the classroom will go a long way to create social cohesion and preserving indigenous cultural heritage.
Sally Baisden talks about her role in the Drumley Walk.
The Australian Council of State School Organisations put out a regular newsletter about Languages Education in Australia.
This month they have highlighted the National Languages Policy Announcement.
The article, and full newsletter can be read at http://www.languageseducation.com/newsl090827.htm#toc1
Gold Coast Bulletin Article by Ben Dillaway
SONGS in a local Aboriginal language once thought to be lost will be sung by people from all walks of life at the Yugambeh Corroboree tomorrow. (more…)
Courier Mail August 10, 2009 12:00am
THE Federal Government has pledged $9.3 million over the coming year to help take 113 indigenous languages off the critically endangered list.
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There is some confusion in the media about the money but the Australian Government announced a National Indigenous Languages Policy yesterday.
Here’s the various links.