Language Preservation as a Pillar of Cultural Identity
An important article about the significance of local languages from discover wild science.
Category: First Peoples Languages
The power of music sustaining Indigenous languages
Musician Deline Briscoe (centre), Anita Heiss and Katelyn Barney are safeguarding Indigenous languages. (HANDOUT/UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND) Further information
Successful Gangalidda language learning model pitched across Queensland
Karen Ford is head of curriculum at Burketown State School where more than 90 per cent of students are Indigenous. Working closely […]
Toukley’s Kooloora Preschool revives lost Darkinjung Aboriginal language
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-05-12/nsw-central-coast-preschool-revives-lost-aboriginal-language/105263754?
Singer-songwriter Dewayne Everettsmith is collaborating with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra on a new album and concert series featuring the palawa kani language.
Lutruwita/Tasmania once had many unique Aboriginal languages, but the impact of colonisation has silenced all but a collection of ancient words. Those […]