Shark Bay Traditional Owners Sing in Language Not Heard For Decades
The Aboriginal language of the Malgana people of Shark Bay, Western Australia, is rarely heard these days,…
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Aboriginal Educator Questions State Government Language Revitalisation Program
A leading Aboriginal language educator has criticised the Department of Education’s management of Indigenous languages in NSW…
Martu Elder Nyarri Nyarri Morgan and ‘Collisions’
Nyarri Nyarri Morgan has hat hair. Snowy white kiss curls are plastered against his forehead. Beside him…
An Interactive Story That Prompts You to Speak an Endangered Aboriginal Language
Only three fluent speakers of Marra remain. ‘My Grandmother’s Lingo’ is an interactive animation that asks users…
School transition made easier with the help of Little J and Big Cuz
A new television series seeks to support the successful transition from home to school for Indigenous children…
Foundation launches million-dollar plan to record Australia’s songlines
One to two Indigenous languages are being lost every year, say experts who estimate if the trend…
Douglas Adams’ Babel Fish Translator Concept Close to Reality as Language Applications Get Smarter
In his classic 1978 novel Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, British author Douglas Adams wrote of a…
