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Reception at Admiralty House
Some members of the Eastern States Aboriginal Languages Group were recently invited to attend a reception hosted by the Governor General at Admiralty House Sydney. The event was to mark the NSW launch of Margaret Somerville’s book “They Crossed a … Continue reading
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Gawaymbanhadhu Wiradjuri ngurambanggu Kevin!
NSW delegate Geoff Anderson took advantage of a surprise meeting with The Minister for Foreign Affairs Kevin Rudd at Parkes airport recently. The minister was on his was to Condobolin to officially open The Wiradjuri Study Centre when he met … Continue reading
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Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians
Eastern States Aboriginal Languages Group contributed a submission to the Expert Panel on Constitutional Recognition of Indigenous Australians. The panel was formed to draw comment from Australians generally regarding changing the constitution to recognise Indigenous Australians. ESALG would like to … Continue reading
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Great News from The New South Wales State Library
The State Library of New South Wales, a key partner in the ESALG’s National Indigenous Languages Collections Strategy, has scored international recognition for undertaking a project to unearth language records from within its earliest collection materials. In line with the … Continue reading
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Inquiry into Language Learning in Indigenous Communities
The role of Indigenous languages in Closing the Gap and improving outcomes for Indigenous communities is the subject of a new inquiry by the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs. The inquiry will examine … Continue reading
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National Indigenous Languages Collections Meeting.
On Friday the 26th August librarians and archivists from around the country will meet at the State Library of New South Wales in Sydney for the second National Indigenous Languages Collections Meeting.
Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority
In addition to the consultations for the recently published Draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Languages ACARA has called for discussion and feedback on the cross-curriculum priorities in the Australian Curriculum. ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures’ is … Continue reading
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Puliima Wrap up
Members of the Eastern States Aboriginal Languages Group were pleased to be involved in the Puliima National Indigenous Languages Forum again this year.
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Consultation on the draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Languages. Australian Curriculum Assessment Reporting Authority
The draft Shape of the Australian Curriculum: Languages is now available for national consultation.
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Announcement: Eastern States Language Centres Meeting
The Eastern States Aboriginal Languages Group is planning a meeting to bring together representatives of language centres and language programs in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and ACT.
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