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Indigenous bird book a first for Mowanjum Community

The Mowanjum Community recently celebrated the release of a new book Jirigi Jinda Ardangarri, Burnarri Anja, Diigu Aagala – Birds which catalogues 195 birds in three Indigenous languages— Ungarinyin/Ngarinyin, Worrorra and Wunambal Gaambera. “Jirigi Jinda Ardangarri, Burnarri An
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First Nations digital language archive launched

  An exciting new website and digitisation project for collecting and archiving of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language materials has been launched at Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education June 29th. Known as the CALL Collection and jointly managed by Bat
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Forum Highlights Importance of First Nations Language Centres

L-R Front: Leonie Palmer (Arrernte elder), MK Turner (Arrernte elder), Isaiah Taylor (Maningrida College delegate), Bonaventure Ngarri (Wadeye Language Centre). L-R Back: Cindy Jinmarabynana (Maningrida College delegate), Felicity Hayes (Arrernte traditional owner, for Antulye group),
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