Maintenance of Indigenous languages and records
The Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records program supports the revival and maintenance of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages as living systems of knowledge shared by communities and passed down from generation to generation.
Program funding supports the recording and transcription of Indigenous languages, the development of language teaching materials such as dictionaries and wordlists, CDs of songs in language and the development of data bases and supportive links between language promoters.
The program supports an active network of Indigenous language and culture centres, special projects aimed at saving endangered languages, advisory bodies on Indigenous language issues, and national projects and policy initiatives such as the National Indigenous Languages Survey.
Photos left to right: Western Australian Nyangumarta elders Ada Stewart and Winnie Gray recording their Turtle Song with support from the Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language Centre; Yipirinya School Choir singing in language. Photo: Faith Baisden
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Contacts
For information on this program contact your nearest Indigenous Coordination Centre
Or to discuss a program policy issue contact:
Manager
Indigenous Languages and Culture Section
Indigenous Culture and Arts Support Branch
GPO Box 787
Email: MILR @environment.gov.au
