For tens of thousands of years, the rich and beautiful sounds of thousands of languages washed across this earth. Over all of Australia it is believed there were more than five hundred at one time. Around two hundred years ago, a new language began to replace them, sweeping …

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First Languages Australia short with Darnell 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 …

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 …

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/

Sian Lee is the Indigenous Student Services Officer at LaTrobe University, Mildura campus. Sian Lee has memories of learning to speak Barkindji as a child. This is what first sparked her passion for language and lead her to a career in teaching and linguistics. This is …

A video translation of pitjantjatjara terms, names and places in English language

'This Place' is a partnership between the ABC and First Languages Australia inviting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to create a short video about a place name, and the story behind it. Share with ICTV with support from the Community Benefit Fund. Among the many …