Arrernte Playlist

Margaret MK Kemarre Turner tell the Story of the Milky Way in Arrernte as a children's story with leaf puppets.

Some people go hunting with their dogs and catch a goanna and cook it on the fire.

This animation was created by students at Ntaria School, mentored by Leonardo Ortega and Periphery Media. It has grown from a workshop process facilitated by Big hART's Namatjira Project, with senior Hermannsburg school watercolour artists teaching promising young artists their iconic tradition. These young artists are now taking that tradition into the digital age.

This story “Angwenhe impatye?” Whose footprint?, has captured the essence of the centre, the Arrernte language, the landscape and the animals living here. The theme of the video highlights all of this and more- young children are always asking questions, love repetition, surprises and more stories.

In April 2013 a group of ten women held a four day workshop on Arrernte Country east of Alice Springs. The purpose was to articulate the Arrernte healing story and capture this is a painting.

Kathleen Wallace tells the story of Arlewarrere (Whirly Brothers) in the Arrernte language.

First Languages Australia short with Harold Furber speaking Arrernte.

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.

Women talking about bush potatoes.

A day out bush with Christobell and her family on Pertame country. Christobell Swan is a Pertame women, she is telling stories from when she was a young girl and how she wants to teach the young generation about culture and language.

In 2014, Akeyulerre organised a trip to Ross River so that Arrernte families could teach language in their own way on country.