Content tagged with Language
Ngiyampaa Wordworld: Thipingku Yuwi, Maka Ngiya; Names of Birds and Other Words
The Wangaaypuwan dialect of Ngiyampaa is the language of the Pilaarrkiyalu, Nhiilyikiyalu and Karulkiyalu people that come from the dry, riverless...
Publication or resource - 15 May 2020
A Dictionary of Umpithamu, with notes on Middle Paman
Umpithamu is a language of the Princess Charlotte Bay region on the east coast of Cape York Peninsula, in northeastern Australia. A Dictionary of...
Publication or resource - 14 May 2020
An exhibition to celebrate IYIL2019
Warlpiri translator Theresa Napurrurla Ross with granddaughter. Photo: AIATSIS Representatives from Ngunnawal, Warlpiri and Meriam communities...
News - 20 Sep 2019
Our Language: Keeping Us Strong
Exhibition - 10 Sep 2019
Ngarrindjeri Concise 2nd edition Dictionary launched
Community calls for language resources have been answered with the recent launch of the Ngarrindjeri Dictionary: (concise) 2nd edition. The new...
News - 6 Sep 2019
National Indigenous Languages Report (NILR)
The AIATSIS National Indigenous Languages Report (NILR), which includes the Survey of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages, is now...
Research project - 6 Nov 2018
National Indigenous Languages Convention Keynote Address
The AIATSIS CEO Craig Ritchie delivered the Keynote address at the inaugural National Indigenous Languages Convention on 22 February 2018. Mr Ritchie...
Presentation - 25 May 2018
Indigenous Languages in Australian Parliaments
This post was updated on 4 July 2018. In 2016, Malcom Turnbull made history by being the first Prime Minister to speak an Australian Indigenous...
Blog post - 21 May 2018
Vale Dr Luise Hercus
Dr Luise Hercus AM FAHA. Photo: AIATSIS Dr Luise Anna Hercus AM FAHA, and longtime member of AIATSIS, passed away in Canberra on Sunday 15...
News - 24 Apr 2018
Hearing Histories of the western Pilbara seminar
We don’t have a transcript available yet for this video. If you need to access this video in an alternate format, contact us for assistance. We...
Video - 17 Nov 2017
The Bennelong Letter – Voice of a Wangal Diplomat
The AIATSIS Collection holds a very precious copy of what is considered to be the first known use of written English by an Aboriginal Australian. It...
Blog post - 10 Aug 2017
Strengthening Australia’s First Languages
AIATSIS CEO Craig Ritchie and FLA Manager Faith Baisden sign the MOU. Photo AIATSIS Increased access to language materials, and collaboration...
News - 7 Jul 2017
Old words to be heard again
(L-R) Amanda Lissarrague (AIATSIS), Rhonda Smith (AIATSIS), Doug Marmion (AIATSIS/CoEDL), Julia Miller (CoEDL/PARADISEC), Kazuko Obata (AIATSIS),...
News - 22 Sep 2016
Literacy in language
The AIATSIS Australian Indigenous Languages Collection was established in 1981. It contains over 4300 titles and was placed on the UNESCO Australian...
Blog post - 14 Sep 2016
Funding boost for AIATSIS
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies’ (AIATSIS) Chairperson Professor Mick Dodson AM today welcomed the Prime...
News - 7 Mar 2016
National Indigenous Languages Survey Report 2005
In 2004 AIATSIS was commissioned by the Commonwealth Government (through the then Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts,...
Publication or resource - 19 Feb 2016
Protecting and managing native title information for traditional owners
These presentations outline from different perspectives the experiences and issues of managing, storing and appropriately sharing...
Presentation - 18 Aug 2015
Language revitalisation on the agenda in Inner Mongolia
Dr Marmion with a singer of traditional Mongolian ‘throat-singing’ (or khoomei) receiving a free lesson. Dr Doug Marmion, Research Fellow,...
News - 23 Jul 2015
Ngunawal language revival project
Ngunawal community members and linguists from the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) first met in early...
Research project - 17 Jul 2015
Rediscovering the Palawa Language: Jodie Dowd
Unique treasures from the past can be uncovered through collections that are donated to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait...
Explore article - 3 Jun 2015