Indigenous Cultures Exchanged
TWO distinctly different yet similar cultures met at St James’ Parish today, as members of the Native…
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Indigenous Dictionary Released On Straddie
NORTH Stradbroke Island has its own indigenous dictionary, called the Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council Jandai Language Dictionary.…
Soiree With The Queen
NOT every day a letter arrives with an invitation to a cocktail soiree with the Queen. But…
Saving Warrungu
In the early 1970s on Palm Island in north Queensland, there was an extraordinary cultural exchange –…
Linguist Revives Lost Aboriginal Language
GAMO, Bama, Jambon – forgotten words from a lost language. But Japanese linguist Professor Tasaku Tsunoda hopes…
Japanese Linguist Helps Revive An Aboriginal Language
TONY EASTLEY: It’s taken 40 years but from almost the ashes of extinction, an Aboriginal language has…
Japanese Link To Lost Aboriginal Language
Two hundred years ago the Worrongo language was spoken widely by the traditional owners of the Townsville…
UQ Researchers Focus On Aboriginal Languages
As the number of Aboriginal languages dwindles, UQ researchers are intensifying their studies to protect and document…