A Yorta Yorta elder films an ABC Open Video Postcard on a smartphone and blogs about her ancestral language. My grandmother was one of the last Yorta Yorta speakers. She taught Yorta Yorta language at Worowa College in Healesville, Victoria. At some stage I undertook the …

First Languages Australia short with Wally Saunders speaking about Manbarra. 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.

Takataka - Gurindji Sign Language 15 short videos with Gurindji people demonstrating signs for people, places, artefacts and actions.

First Languages Australia short with Tahnee Creek speaking Kaantju/Ayapthu and Kuuka-Ya’u/Lama Lama. This video is a part of the First Languages Australia Gambay language map project. Available to view here: https://gambay.com.au

Wadawurrung country stretches from the mountains to the sea. It includes hills, rivers and grassy plains, creeks and coasts and includes modern towns such as Werribee, Geelong and Ballarat in Victoria. Since colonisation, white fellas have tried to write down our Wadawurrung …

First Languages Australia short with Vanessa Ferrelly speaking about the Pertame 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 …

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, …