Across Australia there are hundreds of different Aboriginal languages, some that are still spoken fluently across generations, and others that are endangered, and are in the process of being revived or preserved. But what’s involved in keeping these ancient languages alive, …

In our local language of Kunwinjku, we say "karribolknahnan kunred". It means caring for country. Looking after our country near Gunbalanya, in Western Arnhem Land, is a big part of our job as rangers. Here is a little story about some of what we do. In particular, it's …

Paul Carmody is a teacher at Amaroo Outdoor Education Centre in Kleinton, southern Queensland. Located on Jarowair and Giabal land, the centre welcomes more than 5000 students through the gates each year. Paul is neither a Jarowair nor Giabal man. His father - the …

The Wajarri language, once spoken throughout the Murchison region of Western Australia, now has fewer than 50 fluent speakers. The Wajarri Dictionary App, developed by the Bundiyarra - Irra Wangga Language Centre, contains almost 2000 entries from the Wajarri language dictionary. …

The Walkandi-Woni Art Group from the Riverland of South Australia is celebrating their Indigenous heritage and at the same time continuing a long tradition of oral storytelling. It's sad to say that colonisation has resulted in the loss of hundreds of Indigenous languages in …

According to Suellyn Tighe, a Gamilaraay woman from Coonabarabran, the modern Aboriginal story is a difficult one. To keep her language current, to keep Aboriginal youth engaged, she believes we need to present her language in a modern day setting whilst maintaining the …

It’s story time at the Cape York Aboriginal Australian Academy school in Hopevale and Aunty Irene Hammett is armed with her Guugu Yimidhirr language books. She wrote them based on her and her family’s childhoods. They tell tales of adventures on country - through the bush, …

Across Australia there are hundreds of different Aboriginal languages, some that are still spoken fluently across generations, and others that are endangered, and are in the process of being revived or preserved. But what’s involved in keeping these ancient languages alive, …

Across Australia there are hundreds of different Aboriginal languages, some that are still spoken fluently across generations, and others that are endangered, and are in the process of being revived or preserved. But what’s involved in keeping these ancient languages alive, …

Across Australia there are hundreds of different Aboriginal languages, some that are still spoken fluently across generations, and others that are endangered, and are in the process of being revived or preserved. But what’s involved in keeping these ancient languages alive, …

Across Australia there are hundreds of different Aboriginal languages, some that are still spoken fluently across generations, and others that are endangered, and are in the process of being revived or preserved. But what’s involved in keeping these ancient languages alive, …

Since the beginning of 2017, Aboriginal students at Eden Public School, on the far south coast of New South Wales, have been learning the language of their elders. It is the culmination of a painstaking language revitalisation project that began more than 10 years ago. In …

Bianca Monaghan and Dean Loadsman were born into the first generation of Wahlabul people to grow up with the freedom to practice their traditional language and culture, without being discouraged or punished. They have a vision to give the next generation the gift of fluency in …

Peter Salmon, now in his 80s is the last speaker of the Indigenous Thiin (or Thiinma) language. With only a few of his younger relatives able to understand Thiin (or Thiinma), Peter is keen for his language to be recaptured and revived before it is too late. The Lyons River …

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund. Nguthungulli is …

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund. Leah Robinson …

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund. Troy Cassar-Daly …

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund. Among the many …

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund. Little Wave Rock …

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund. Mark Saddler of …