SPOKEN: Wik.Thayanam.Thawan (Strong in Language)
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Our bio-cultural project has teamed up with @statelibraryqld for SPOKEN, an exhibition promoting the importance of preserving some of the few remaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages still alive in Queensland.
'Wik.Thayanam.Thawan’ is a short documentary featuring Elders of Aurukun speaking in Wik-Mungkan, the LAST strong Aboriginal language spoken on Queensland's mainland as a first language!!
- Language:Wik-Mungkan
- English Subtitles:Yes
- Genre:Looking After Language
- Year Completed:2019
- Editor:Gabriel, Perry
- Narrator:Roofus Namponan
- Translator:Perry Yunkaporta
- Custodians:Wik Elders
- Partner Organisation:Aurukun Shire Council
- Location:Aurukun, QLD, Australia
- Duration:00:08:09
- Director:Gabriel Waterman, Perry Yunkaporta
- Writer:Rufus Namponan
- Talent:Roofus Namponan, Rosie Wolmby, Jonny Blowhard Jnr
- Music & Musician:Craig Koometa
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