Int Mother Language Day - 3

ICTV is excited to announce special programming this International Mother Language Day – the 21st of February 2019.
To celebrate the day, we will be screening a full day of programming in Indigenous languages.

Tune in Thursday the 21st of February for a whole day of language videos from remote Indigenous communities all over Australia.

ICTV, is proud to support International Mother Language Day and provide a platform for Indigenous languages all year round.

ICTV, showing our way.

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On the same day, ICTV is proud to launch inLanguage, from 1pm to 2pm at the Alice Springs Public Library

InLanguage is a new innovative website that aims to preserve and strengthen Indigenous languages in Australia by making it easier to find videos in the over 100 languages and language groups available on ICTV PLAY.

To try it out, head to ictv.com.au/languages.

First Languages Australia short with Gabi Briggs speaking about the Ambeyang language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Promo about MJD.

Short clip of bush medicine leaves being chopped with an axe

—OWN THIS PLACE—
We are proud people; you can see how we stand with our arms stretched out, not afraid to tell people that this place, Yarrenyty Arltere, is our place.

We are the women of this place, making art, making laughing, making strong. That body is painted with stories and markings, just like real woman, all covered in markings. But look, her arms are open like when people talk at meetings; her arms are open because she is talking for everyone to hear.

We are the men of this place, working together we make things get better. The stories and the culture must not get lost, we must pass them on to the young, they are what will make them always feel they belong.

Waltja travelled to Engawala and Mount Liebig in support of the Kapaliku Ngurra Yirrintinguru project. The aim of the project is to support the transfer of Arrernte and Pintubi-Luritja culture and language and engage younger women in the transmission of traditional cultural practices.

The project is funded by the Department of Communications and the Arts (Indigenous Languages and Arts Program). Mount Liebig had chosen to work on a large canvas for painting but later decided they wanted to do the dancing and singing instead.

They also wanted to visit the traditional sites of senior women and record the songs. Most songs circled around the “Willy Wagtail dreaming” – the mountain range in the background of the camp and sites around it.

Engawala senior women chose traditional dance and song to teach younger women during a camp. They collected and carved sticks for the dances, red and white ochre for painting the sticks and at night the women danced.

A lot of community members walked down to the creek to be part of it, talk about it and learn. It has been an amazing camp out with the women dancing and singing until late at night. Women from Engawala and Mount Liebig were very happy and proud about sharing their culture, song and dances during those camps.

This video is about the Engawala Women's Ceremony.

First Languages Australia short with Kynan Richards speaking about the Barngarla language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

In 1923 a policeman, Constable McLeay and a police boy came to the Dampier Peninsula WA to arrest a Bardi man, John Boxer, who had been accused of stealing from white settlers. They took him in a dinghy across rough tidal waters to an island in search of the stolen property. The boat got taken under and the policeman drowned in a whirlpool. John Boxer recorded his story in Bardi in 1970 and this archival recording is used as the basis for a subtitled animation of the story.

First Languages Australia short with Gail Harradine speaking Wergaia.

This beautiful series of shorts from First Languages Australia celebrate Indigenous languages, and the people who speak them, keep them alive and help others to learn more about Indigenous language.

Mona Oscar explains how she would go with her mother to collect buch tucker and bush medicine in Bunuba Country.

Phyllis Dungudja, head sewer at Babbarra has worked at the centre for many years, and in other leadership roles in Maningrida.

Phyllis speaks Burarra language in this film.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre has a proud history of positive social impact.

From the early days, we have supported the lives of Aboriginal women in the community of Maningrida and on surrounding homelands.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre enables local women to develop and run women-centred enterprises that support healthy and sustainable livelihoods.

Bábbarra Designs is our main enterprise. We have a textile workshop specialising in the production of hand-printed fabric design, as well as a skilled sewing team. We are one of only a few Indigenous textile-producing art centres in Australia that design, print and sew product onsite, in community.

More info: www.babbarra.com

First Languages Australia short with Nyoka Hatfield speaking Dharumbal.

This video is from a series of videos produced by First Languages Australia that originally appeared on the Gambay Languages map. The map can be viewed at https://gambay.com.au/

Shot on location, Warlawurru Catholic School in Red Hill, Halls Creek. 7th August 2015

A 'ghost story' belonging to Elcho Island, told to Joey by Cynthia Dhamarrandji, illustrated, storyboarded, recorded and 'performed' by SharingStories youth participants.

Wurrkigandjarr performance of Wakwak 'Crow', part of the Mewal song line.

The film centres on a workshop, where Utopia women are creating batiks. The artworks depict a range of bush medicine plants, and throughout the film the women talk about the meaning of these plants in their lives. Several scenes show the women on country, collecting and using plants, and talking about them. The women sing awely "traditional women's songs' to express the deeper significance of the plants within their culture.

Stories of Donald Thomson at Gat'tji homeland in Arnhem Land.

First Languages Australia short with Lionel Lovett speaking about the Wiradjuri language.

This video is a part of the amazing on the Gambay Language map from First Language Australia. The map can be viewed here: www.gambay.com.au

Living with the legacy of British Nuclear testing.

In the 1950’s and 1960’s the Australian government authorised British Nuclear testing at Emu Field and Maralinga in Outback South Australia.
We journey with Antikirrinya Elder, Ingkama Bobby Brown to his homelands in outback South Australia where he explains the legacy of living with British Nuclear testing - how he witnessed the first tests on the Australian mainland at Emu Field (1953) and experienced the devastating affects of radioactive fallout on his family, people and country.
5min short from the award winning documentary King's Seal.

British Nuclear testing was a breach of the King's Letters Patent, the founding document that established the state of South Australia (1836), which granted Aboriginal people the legal right to occupy and enjoy their land for always.

Co-Producers / Co-Directors : Quenten Agius, Kim Mavromatis.
Associate Producer : Stephen Goldsmith
Co-Writers : Alexis West, Stephen Goldsmith, Quenten Agius, Kim Mavromatis.
Sound Mix : Scott Illingworth (Best FX).
NITV Commissioning Editor : Pauline Clague.
Produced by MAV Media.
Produced in Association with NITV (National Indigenous TV Australia).
Developed and Produced with the Assistance of the South Australian Film Corporation (SAFC).
Principal Investor Screen Australia.
Copyright 2014.
Complete credit list : kingsseal.com.au

Nominated Best Short Film - 2016 Environmental Film Festival, Australia (Melbourne).
Winner Best Film - 2015 Footprints Eco Film Festival (Sydney).
Nominated Best Documentary, 2015 South Australian Screen Awards.

Pintal Pintal: In the middle of the night Babiduwarrida was sleeping, he was dreaming a song (Maru). This song was travelling to him, coming from a spiritual place called Yatangal. Closer and closer the song was coming, the song from the dreaming came closer for Babiduwarrida as he was sleeping when he dreamt that dreaming song.

Lucy Yarawanga from the Babbarra Women's Centre sharing a story about Bawaliba


Bábbarra Women’s Centre has a proud history of positive social impact.

From the early days, we have supported the lives of Aboriginal women in the community of Maningrida and on surrounding homelands.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre enables local women to develop and run women-centred enterprises that support healthy and sustainable livelihoods.

Bábbarra Designs is our main enterprise. We have a textile workshop specialising in the production of hand-printed fabric design, as well as a skilled sewing team. We are one of only a few Indigenous textile-producing art centres in Australia that design, print and sew product onsite, in community.

More info: www.babbarra.com

First Languages Australia short with Leanne Pope speaking about the Wakka Wakka language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

First Languages Australia short with Amy Davies speaking about the Gathang language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

A new series from Barkly Regional Arts, 'My Art, My Culture' looks into the local artists of the Barkly region.
This video we talk to Joseph Williams, a Wurrumungu man, presenting his painting about a man on his journey and life choices.

Let's remember our strong black ancestors who stood strong and celebrate all the brothers and sisters out there who continue to stand strong.

Birri Gubba Juru & Gamilaraay mob, I acknowledge you and remember you, my family who are still with me today, I thank you along with all those who have supported my journey.

My father who has taught me how to stand strong as a man I wouldn't be in this position without you.

Love and respect to you all.

You can find my music at www.mitchtambo.com.au
Instagram: @mitchtambo

Story sung by Booljoon (Phyllis Thomas) one night at Roogoon

First Languages Australia short with Helena Wright speaking about the Kabi Kabi language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

First Languages Australia short with Michael Jarrett speaking Gumbaynggirr.

This video is a part of the First Languages Australia Gambay language map project. Available to view here: https://gambay.com.au

First Languages Australia short with Corey Theatre speaking Gunditjmara.

This video is from a series of videos produced by First Languages Australia that originally appeared on the Gambay Languages map. The map can be viewed at https://gambay.com.au/

Yarri Secondary Kids Music Project, Written and performed by the kids in collaboration with PCYC, Clontarf and Yarrabah Secondary School

First Languages Australia short with Reegan Finlay speaking about the Gunggari llanguage.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

First Languages Australia short with Shane Blackman speaking Gurang.

The video was recorded and filmed with Indigenous men from the Barkly community of Utopia, in conjunction with traditional owner Cowboy Loy.

This video shows us collecting ngarlu (sugar bag) and the best places to find it. It features Violet Wadrill Nanaku, Biddy Wavehill Yamawurr Nangala and Topsy Dodd Ngarnjal Nangari.

It was produced by Felicity Meakins (University of Queensland).

For more information, contact Felicity Meakins (f.meakins@uq.edu.au) or Karungkarni Art (karungkarniart@gmail.com).

First Languages Australia short with Cecelia Ropeyarn speaking about the Injinoo Ikya language. This is the first ever Injinoo Ikya language video on ICTV.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

Eating bush tucker is good for you.

First Languages Australia short with Jeff Chesters speaking about the Jarowair language.

First Languages Australia is a national organisation working with community language programs around the country to support the continued use and recognition of Australia’s first languages.

More info: www.firstlangauges.org.au

May Minyingali Butcher talks about her family in relation to the Stolen Generation and how it affected them.

The Lockhart River 'Kawadji Wimpa' Dancers performing live at the UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival on 1 August, 2015 at Fogarty Park, Cairns.

The Lockhart River 'Kawadji Wimpa' Dancers were the winners of the 2015 Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival Shield.

UMI Arts Big Talk One Fire Indigenous Cultural Festival is UMI Arts' annual signature event that showcases Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander peoples with connection to Far North Queensland.

Identity Matters - Cultural video
Music video produced by students from Mount St Bernard College in Cairns.

Uncle comes to stay with his patient relatives - a breakfast conversation in Kaurna.i.

Kaurna language and culture is the property of the Kaurna community. For more information visit: www.adelaide.edu.au/kwp

The Banatjarl Strongbala Wumin Grup have filmed a smoking ceremony, the ancient custom practised by indigenous people for thousands of years. Margaret Katherine and Ester Bulumbara talk about the plants needed for this ceremony and the process involved to create the warmth/smoke for the smoking ceremony.

The Bilingual Baby Board Book - Na-Walkwalk-kan was created by the Banatjarl Strongbala Wimun Grup. The song, Holdimbat Beibi Smokimbat Beibi was created by singer/songwriter Shellie Morris and wimun from the Grup for the na-walkwalk-kan (children) of the Katherine region.

Kids magically get an old car driving.

Lennie Goya-Airra from the Babbarra Women's Centre sharing a story about her work sewing skirts and other items from locally printed fabrics.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre has a proud history of positive social impact.

From the early days, we have supported the lives of Aboriginal women in the community of Maningrida and on surrounding homelands.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre enables local women to develop and run women-centred enterprises that support healthy and sustainable livelihoods.

Bábbarra Designs is our main enterprise. We have a textile workshop specialising in the production of hand-printed fabric design, as well as a skilled sewing team. We are one of only a few Indigenous textile-producing art centres in Australia that design, print and sew product onsite, in community.

More info: www.babbarra.com

Raylene Bonson is a senior artist from the Kuninjku language group.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre has a proud history of positive social impact.

From the early days, we have supported the lives of Aboriginal women in the community of Maningrida and on surrounding homelands.

Bábbarra Women’s Centre enables local women to develop and run women-centred enterprises that support healthy and sustainable livelihoods.

Bábbarra Designs is our main enterprise. We have a textile workshop specialising in the production of hand-printed fabric design, as well as a skilled sewing team. We are one of only a few Indigenous textile-producing art centres in Australia that design, print and sew product onsite, in community.

More info: www.babbarra.com

Thylacine & Red Kangaroo (Kunuwinjku)

A healthy food song from Pormpuraaw State School.

Isobel Gorey takes artists from Papunya back to her Grandfather's country at Karinyarra, in the Northern Territory. This is the story of their trip.

For more information visit www.waltja.org.au. You can support Waltja's good work with families by purchasing items from our arts social enterprise.

For more information about Papunya Tjupi visit https://tjupiarts.com.au

Grandmother’s Stories is a project run by Waltja Tjutangku Palyapayi to support the intergenerational transmission of Indigenous cultural knowledge for Aboriginal women in the Central Australian region. In this video we hear from Bessie Dickson who lives in the community of Laramba in the Northern Territory talking about a women's dreaming story.

For more information visit www.waltja.org.au. You can support Waltja's good work with families by purchasing items from our arts social enterprise.

John Watson tell his story about the Nyikina and Mangala people living at Manarrkan and how they were moved to Gaganbala in the old days and their interactions with white people.

Minyawe Miller tells the moon story on location