Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records
The Maintenance of Indigenous Languages and Records (MILR) program addresses the steady erosion and loss of Australia’s estimated 250 original Indigenous languages by providing support for the maintenance and revival of these languages.
The MILR program supports a broad range of projects, including documentation and recording of Indigenous languages and the development of language resources and language databases to assist with the development and delivery of programs through language centres. It also supports greater coordination between language organisations, activities that promote Indigenous languages in the wider community and innovative projects using multimedia and new technologies.
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
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 Languages and Culture Branch
GPO Box 787
Canberra
ACT 2601 Australia
+61 (0)2 6274 1111
Email: MILR @environment.gov.au
