This week, I was lucky enough to be a part of the Search and Rescue of Indigenous Languages Conference at Batchelor Institute. I got to spend time with an amazing and committed group of language champions who were collecting and archiving stories in different Indigenous languages.
One of the people sharing stories was Magdalen Kelantumama, from the Tiwi Islands. Here she tells the story of the wartime origins of her grandfather’s nickname, Stick-em-up Louie.
This year’s NAIDOC theme honours all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander men and women who have fought in defence of country.
Stayed tuned for some more stories from Search and Rescue as part of our ABC Open Project, Mother Tongue.
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- This article originally appears at:
- https://open.abc.net.au/openregions/nt-top-end-42fL4XT/posts/stick-em-up-louie-a-tiwi-islander-s-nickname-from-wwii-30de4nb
- Article taken from the following publication:
- ABC Open Top End
- Article submitted by:
- Author:
- Will Tinapple
