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Wednesday, 08 September 2010 12:41
Dictionary turns Aboriginal words into good health
The dictionary, which has taken six years to complete, translates over 200 terms into Yolngu Matha, the main language used in east Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
The dictionary includes descriptions of things like "nostrils", "skeleton" and "DNA".
Published in
Northern Territory News
Tuesday, 10 August 2010 07:58
Deep Breath of Culture in Yolngu Country
WITH cool precision and grace, Rrawun Maymuru slips his acoustic guitar over his shoulder as he takes to the stage.
At Garma, a festival of indigenous culture in the northeastern tip of Arnhem Land, night has fallen and blue neon bathes the 30-year-old's face as he launches into a set…
Published in
Northern Territory News
Saturday, 07 August 2010 08:29
An Intimate Portrayal of Loss and Hope
As he moves through his academic life in busy Melbourne, anthropologist John Bradley holds the songlines of the coastal country around remote Borroloola in the forefront of his thoughts.
As he walks the city streets or sits in traffic jams, he sometimes sings them, and those songs bring back to…
Published in
Northern Territory News
Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:32
Alice Conference Discusses Fight for Jobs and Language
More than 200 people attended the “Defending Indigenous Rights” conference, held in Alice Springs from July 6-9, to discuss the campaign against the NT Intervention.
Delegates from “prescribed” Aboriginal communities joined with students, workers, and activists, along with representatives of Amnesty International, the NSW Aboriginal Land Council and Indigenous media…
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Northern Territory News
Saturday, 10 July 2010 08:22
Alice Springs Convergence Condemns NT Intervention
More than 200 people gathered at the Yirara College in Alice Springs over July 6-9 for a conference entitled Defending Indigenous Rights: Land, Law, Culture Convergence.
The convergence brought together Aboriginal communities affected by the Northern Territory intervention to speak and coordinate with anti-intervention and Aboriginal rights groups from around…
Published in
Northern Territory News
Wednesday, 16 June 2010 07:56
Aboriginal Interpreter Service Opens in Wadeye
A new Aboriginal Interpreter Service office has opened in Wadeye.
Indigenous Development Minister Malarndirri McCarthy says the Wadeye office, and another soon to be opened in Nhulunbuy, will employ some of the 77 interpreters living in the east Arnhem Land region.
Published in
Northern Territory News
Tuesday, 08 June 2010 17:11
$12 Million for Indigenous Arts, Culture and Heritage in the Northern Territory
The Australian Government is investing more than $12 million to support a number of Indigenous arts, culture and heritage projects in the Northern Territory, the Minister for Arts and Heritage, Peter Garrett, announced today.“The Australian Government is committed to supporting Indigenous communities through funding for Indigenous arts, culture, languages, broadcasting…
Published in
Northern Territory News
Tuesday, 08 June 2010 14:12
Batchelor bailout: $8.9m for education institute
The Federal Government is confident millions of dollars of additional funds provided to the Batchelor Institute will help secure the Indigenous education institute's future.The Government has committed $8.9 million to support a partnership between the institute and Charles Darwin University.The Federal Minister for Remote Services, Warren Snowdon, says the university…
Published in
Northern Territory News
Friday, 04 June 2010 12:44
Yolngu Song to Play Across America for One Week
Indigenous singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has scored a deal with a major coffee store chain in the United States.
For a week in July, Yunupingu's single "Wiyathul" will be played in more than 7,000 of the company's stores and will be available online for free.
Yunupingu sings almost exclusively in…
Published in
Northern Territory News
Friday, 04 June 2010 08:13
Indigenous Education
A new study has shown an increase in the number of indigenous students travelling interstate to finish school.
Published in
Northern Territory News