‘I have no words.’ ‘I don’t know what to say.’ ‘Words can’t describe how I feel.’ If you have thought or said, any of these statements before … you are not alone. Understanding and then expressing how we feel can be tricky and definitely, takes practice. Providing space and grabbing opportunities to learn, and […]
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While old Indigenous languages disappear, new ones evolve
By now we know that traditional Indigenous languages are losing speakers rapidly and tragically. Of the 250 languages once spoken in Australia, only 40 remain and just 18 of these are still learnt by children. But if children in remote Indigenous communities aren’t still learning traditional languages, then what are they learning? It is generally […]