Kaanka told to children in the Sand by Anmanari Alice

‘Alpiri’ is a form of motivational or instructional speech traditionally used in the early morning in Anangu camps. Usually an elder would get up early to broadcast a message to people waking in the camp. In the alpiri video series, we have produced short videos in which …

Western Desert Verbal Arts Project Collection From 2012 - 2017 Ngaatjatjarra linguist Elizabeth Marrkilyi Ellis worked with Inge Kral and Jennifer Green to document the endangered verbal arts of the Australian Western Desert. The Western Desert dialects spoken in the …

CIAF, Torres Strait Regional Authority and Gab Titui Cultural Centre have collaborated to produce a series of insightful presentations from Torres Strait Islander artists and communities. Experience the vibrancy and complexities of Torres Strait Islander culture through their …

Traditional dance and song by the Masig Kai-lag Dancers, from Yorke Island in the Torres Strait. Performed at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair, Cairns QLD 2016

In 2012-2013 a group of Ngaanyatjarra and Ngaanyatjarra language speakers from the Ngaanyatjarra Lands in Western Australia recorded traditional verbal arts and sand stories. Even in Australian Indigenous communities where traditional spoken languages are still relatively …