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	<title>Banma Kiya</title>
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		<title>Language program dollars</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From Namalata Thusi&#8217;s News In Brief. Issue 16
The Queensland Government has committed $685,000 to continue special  education, language and cultural programs at the Cape York Aboriginal  Australian Academy.
The programs will serve the dual purposes of preserving local dialects and improving educational outcomes in general.
“By studying their own culture and history, Aboriginal and Torres [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/language-program-dollars/</link>
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		<title>Reviving &#8220;extinct&#8221; languages</title>
		<description><![CDATA[An article in Namalata Thusi.  The Queensland Government’s external publication on Indigenous issues, published by The Department of Communities.
Namalata is a Queensland Aboriginal word meaning &#8220;messenger&#8221; and  Thusi is a western Torres Strait Islander word meaning &#8220;paper&#8221; or  &#8220;book&#8221;.

An Indigenous languages project in NSW has unearthed an early European recording of words [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/reviving-extinct-languages/</link>
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		<title>Uncle Joe Kirk &#8211; Bush Tucker Talk</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Uncle Joe Kirk will be talking about Bush Tucker at the Balaangala Space at 98 Yoorala St, The Gap on November 26 from 3pm
Places are limited so email Michele &#8211; mcpeile@gmail.com -  if you are interested
$5 for employed or gold coin donation for those not&#8230;
Flyer: Bush Tucker
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		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/uncle-joe-kirk-bush-tucker-talk/</link>
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		<title>Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities</title>
		<description><![CDATA[QILAC was one of a small number of organisations invited to address the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs Inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities. The hearing was held at Parliament House in Brisbane October 6th. The invitation to appear followed QILACs submission to the inquiry, which highlighted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/inquiry-into-language-learning-in-indigenous-communities/</link>
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		<title>Nalingu photographic exhibition at the State Library</title>
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		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/nalingu-photographic-exhibition-at-the-state-library/</link>
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		<title>Indigenous Languages Skills Audit for Queensland Communities.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland Indigenous  Languages Advisory Committee is looking to find ways to support employment  opportunities for Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders who have skills  relevant in any way to the maintenance and teaching of our traditional  languages.
To do this, the committee is collecting information about the number  of people [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/indigenous-languages-skills-audit-for-queensland-communities/</link>
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		<title>Queensland P-12 Australian Indigenous languages syllabuses</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Queensland Studies Authority is calling for schools to join the trial of the P-12 Australian Indigenous languages syllabuses.
The QSA has developed Queensland&#8217;s first syllabuses in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages for schools to start using from 2011. The syllabus has been developed so that students will be able to study  the languages [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/consultation-with-the-queensland-studies-authority-and-qiecc-on-the-queensland-indigenous-languages-studies-syllabus/</link>
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		<title>Promotion of languages to the Governor General of Australia.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In November, three of the QILAC members were among a delegation from the Eastern States  Aboriginal Languages Group who were invited to Government House in Canberra to meet  with Her Excellency the Governor General Quentin Bryce.

Members took the opportunity to  spend nearly an hour with Her Excellency as she was keen to know as much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/promotion-of-languages-to-the-governor-general-of-australia/</link>
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		<title>2010-11 MILR program funding announced</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Congratulations to all those who received funding this year. We  look forward to seeing the outcomes of your projects.

You can download a PDF which detailing this years funding here: 2010/11 MILR funding. The document is a muti-page PDF. Queenslands funding starts on page 9.

For further information about Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records Program [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/2010-11-maintenance-of-indigenous-languages-and-records-milr-program-funding-round-announced/</link>
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		<title>Warrgamay Mayay Pronouns</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A new text, Warrgamay Mayay Pronouns, has been developed. This book is the first in a series of Warrgamay texts which will include Country, Kinship, verbs, pronouns and a phrasebook.
The books will be published for use by community members Ingahm where teacher and teacher aid community members will use them in schools and community programs.
Well [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.qilac.org.au/warrgamay-mayay-ronouns/</link>
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