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'My Grandmother’s Lingo – a new interactive animation tells the personal story of Angelina Joshua, a young Aboriginal woman dedicated to preserving her endangered Indigenous language. It highlights the plight of Indigenous languages by exploring Aboriginal culture and the endangered Aboriginal language of Marra.' (Source: SBS website)
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'To complement the interactive animation, SBS Learn has produced a schools education pack encouraging teachers and students to engage with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. Aimed at years 7+, the pack features engaging classroom activities linked to the Media Arts curriculum and the newly released Framework for Aboriginal Languages and Torres Strait Islander Languages.'
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Reading and Viewing : [Indigenous Texts for Year 7 - 10]
2019
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— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 54 no. 1 2019; (p. 76-82) -
Documentary Wins Award
2017
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— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 September no. 660 2017; (p. 17)'My Grandmother's Lingo, a documentary narrated in the endangered Marra language, has won a Best Use of Digital Media award. The award was presented recently at the NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams.'
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Taking Indigenous Languages Online: Can They Be Seen, Heard and Saved?
2016
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— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 October 2016; 'With our digital world dominated by English, minority and endangered languages struggle to be seen and heard. A new interactive documentary launched online today by SBS, My Grandmother’s Lingo, attempts to add one more language to the mix and raise awareness of the plight of small languages. ...'
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Taking Indigenous Languages Online: Can They Be Seen, Heard and Saved?
2016
single work
column
— Appears in: The Conversation , 6 October 2016; 'With our digital world dominated by English, minority and endangered languages struggle to be seen and heard. A new interactive documentary launched online today by SBS, My Grandmother’s Lingo, attempts to add one more language to the mix and raise awareness of the plight of small languages. ...' -
Documentary Wins Award
2017
single work
column
— Appears in: Koori Mail , 20 September no. 660 2017; (p. 17)'My Grandmother's Lingo, a documentary narrated in the endangered Marra language, has won a Best Use of Digital Media award. The award was presented recently at the NSW Minister for Multiculturalism Ray Williams.'
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Reading and Viewing : [Indigenous Texts for Year 7 - 10]
2019
single work
criticism
— Appears in: English in Australia , vol. 54 no. 1 2019; (p. 76-82)
Awards
- 2017 winner The Webby Awards for Best Use of Interactive Video
- 2016 shortlisted Walkley Award — Multimedia Storytelling
- Aboriginal Mara AIATSIS ref. (N112) (NT SD53-11) language