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Issue Details:
First known date:
2008...
vol.
36
March
2008
of
Our Languages Are the Voice of the Land : The FATSIL Newsletter
est. 1996
Our Languages Are the Voice of the Land : the FATSIL Newsletter
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* Contents derived from the 2008 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
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Bilinarra Elder Passes,
single work
obituary
'Ivy Hector Nambijina-Nangari was born in 1935 and was regarded as one of the last speakers of her language Bilinarra, a severely endangered Indigenous language of the Victoria River District in Northern Australia. Throughout her life, Ivy dedicated herself to keeping her language and culture strong in her tiny remote community of Nijburru (also known as Pigeon Hole - 450km south-west of Katherine).'
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Dyeerm,
single work
review
— Review of Dyeerrm : the Story of Dyeerrm the Thirsty Frog : As Told by the Indigenous Students of Iramoo Primary School 2008 single work film/TV ;Students at Iramoo Primary School in Victoria have created a animation film called ‘Dyeerm’, which means bullfrog in Wathaurong, the language of the Indigenous people around the Geelong and Werribee areas. -
Paper Trail,
single work
essay
autobiography
'My great grandmother adopted a new identity. My father’s family called one of the tent boxers cousin. Both families have inconsistent and doubtful histories. They seem to have gone to ground, merged with the general population of their neighbourhoods. Why did they think it was necessary?...'
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Kaurna Man...by Vincent Buckskin,
single work
biography
'This story has been written with the support of the Young Indigenous Writers Initiative, a mentoring program run by FATSILC that helps young Indigenous writers to develop their writing skills and get their work published. The aim of the program is to foster and promote the new generation of Indigenous writers in Australia. Vincent Buckskin, a Kaurna man from Adelaide, is our Young Indigenous Writers Initiative participant and Voice of the Land contributor for this issue.'Note: Includes portrait of Vincent Buckskin
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