WGAR News: 'Our Land Our Languages': Report on language learning in Indigenous communities

WGAR - Working Group for Aboriginal Rights - Australia — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 03:56:07 +0000

Newsletter date: 18 September 2012

Contents:
* 'Our Land Our Languages': Report on inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities
* Greg Dickson: Parliament reports on indigenous tongues: can they be saved?
* Aidan Wilson: First language education is a matter of common sense
* Charis Palmer: Action needed to help preserve Indigenous languages
* Claire Bowern: The chance of a lifetime to save Indigenous languages
* More on the 'Our Land Our Languages' Report
* Background to the use of Aboriginal languages in NT schools (bilingual education)

Geography:

Australia

Northern Territory

Western Australia

Keywords:

Our Land Our Languages - Report on inquiry into language learning in Indigenous communities

Greg Dickson - Parliament reports on indigenous tongues - can they be saved

Aidan Wilson - First language education is a matter of common sense

Charis Palmer - Action needed to help preserve Indigenous languages

Claire Bowern - The chance of a lifetime to save Indigenous languages

Paddy Gibson - Country Liberals cynically tap anger at Intervention to topple Labor in the NT

Selena Black - Income management trials punish welfare recipients twice

ISJA - Sovereign Aboriginal nations consider sanctuary for Julian Assange

Living Black - Walkatjurra Walkabout In Leonora

The Wire - Government calls for submissions to Indigenous Health Plan