Sentences with phrase «indigenous languages»

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner urged governments to fund and resource the protection and promotion of Indigenous languages, as part of this year's International Day of the World's Indigenous People.

FATSIL also has an advisory role to government and relevant non-government agencies on issues relating to Indigenous languages.

Appendix 1 provides a chronology of events for 2008 — 2009; appendix 2 relates to chapter two on justice reinvestment, and appendices 3 — 5 relate to chapter three on Indigenous languages.

The use of indigenous languages as accredited vehicles of instruction is encouraged where possible, in order to develop and support:

In particular, new funding and programs have been introduced for organisations such as Link - Up; mental health counselling; family reunion services; parenting support programs; programs to preserve Indigenous languages and culture; oral history recordings; and for the archiving of records.

South Australia's framework for Australian Indigenous languages provides several types of programs appropriate for different language situations.

Have Indigenous languages recognised as core elements in the development of all policy and legislation relevant to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Australia.

The focus of Social Justice Report 2009 is on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

A national organisation could monitor Indigenous languages across Australia, assist in the distribution of appropriate funds and resources and set the direction for the preservation and revitalisation of Indigenous languages.

Supporting Indigenous Language Programs in Schools: To support and maintain the teaching and learning of Indigenous languages in Australian schools.

The report includes 12 recommendations for government in the three areas of Indigenous justice, Indigenous languages and homeland communities.

Perhaps the most compelling argument is the value of Indigenous languages to the people who speak them.

In other Australian jurisdictions there is still work to be done to integrate Indigenous languages into the state curriculum frameworks.

agree to resource an ongoing plan of action for the preservation and promotion of Indigenous languages as recommended by the national Indigenous languages body.

There are concerns about the ability of schools to reinforce Indigenous languages and culture because the numbers of trained Indigenous teachers is declining.

Recommendation 8: Agree to resource an ongoing plan of action for the preservation and promotion of Indigenous languages as recommended by the national Indigenous languages body.

The policy is likely to dismantle bilingual education and potentially endanger some of the remaining Indigenous languages.

Of the estimated 250 original Indigenous languages that existed in Australia prior to colonisation, less than 20 languages exist as full languages and are considered to be safe in terms of their continuation.

Honour the commitment of Indigenous Languages - A National Approach to establish a national Indigenous languages body with functions and responsibilities similar to those of the Māori Language Commission.

The intergenerational transmission of Australian Indigenous languages: why language maintenance programmes should be family - focused.

Strategies: Service providers integrate customary activities into the curriculum and community planning processes; encourage and support community activities which recognise the importance of law, culture and language; support intellectual property rights; Indigenous languages be included as core curriculum in schools and universities; advocate government support for the collection of cultural information and material from institutions.

Children in the study were learning up to six languages simultaneously, including English (both Standard Australian English and Aboriginal Australian English), Indigenous languages, creoles, foreign languages (other than English) and sign languages.

«Our Languages Matter» marks the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, connection between people, and connection to lands and waters.

Words from 100 Indigenous languages are in the new edition of the Australian National Dictionary — reflecting a heightened interest in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.

Created in 1994, the Aboriginal Australia map is an attempt to show the diversity of Australian Indigenous languages using sources available at the time.

In August 2009, the Australian Government released the National Approach to Preserving and Promoting Indigenous languages.

In Australia, constitutional recognition of Indigenous languages and culture could take two possible forms.

The loss of Indigenous languages in Australia is a loss for all Australians.

3.1 Immediately fund a national working group with the task of establishing a national Indigenous languages body as per the commitment of Indigenous Languages - A National Approach.

There are only 18 Indigenous languages currently spoken by all people in all age groups.

The practice of removing children from their families and enforcing assimilation meant that even when stolen children became adults, some were unable to communicate with their families because they did not speak the Indigenous languages spoken by their parents.

Our Indigenous languages are a vehicle to transmit these cultural strengths I've spoken of, to heal our communities and reconcile our nation.

Australia now has a national Indigenous languages approach, though on its own, the national approach will not be enough to stop the language decline.

[1] Australian Government Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Indigenous Languages - A National Approach, The importance of Australia's Indigenous languages.

At: http://news.brisbanetimes.com.au/breaking-news-national/ nsw-schools-to-offer-bilingual-education-20090615-c82y.html (Viewed 17 June 2009)[32] Lo Bianco J., «Organizing for Multilingualism: Ecological and Sociological Perspectives», Conference Paper, TESOL Symposium, Keeping Language Diversity Alive, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, July 9, 2008, p. 1 [33] Lo Bianco J., «Organizing for Multilingualism: Ecological and Sociological Perspectives», Conference Paper, TESOL Symposium, Keeping Language Diversity Alive, Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia, July 9, 2008, p. 1 [34] Previous to 2009, the first Commonwealth policy to have any impact on Indigenous languages was the National Languages Policy of 1987.

[78] Of this number, nine government schools and three Catholic schools were bilingual schools instructing students in Indigenous languages.

In August 2009, the Minister for the Arts and the Minister for Indigenous Affairs announced the first national policy exclusively focussed on Indigenous languages: Indigenous Languages - A National Approach 2009.

3.2 Commit to the development of a national Indigenous languages body with functions and responsibilities similar to those of the Māori Language Commission.

According to the NAIDOC Week organisers: «The 2017 theme — Our Languages Matter — aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique and essential role that Indigenous languages play in cultural identity, linking people to their land and water and in the transmission of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites, through story and song.»

The debates contest strategies that, on the one hand, seek to «normalise» Indigenous students through assimilation and integration with mainstream society, and on the other, seek to preserve Indigenous languages and culture within Indigenous communities.

This campaign should take a variety of forms, including plain English guides, oral briefings and DVD, all of which should be delivered in Indigenous languages wherever possible

In accordance with the functions set out in section 46C (1)(a) of the Australian Human Rights Commission Act 1986 (Cth), this report includes 4 recommendations on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system, 7 recommendations for the protection of Indigenous languages and 1 recommendation for sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

These included: self - government; land claims; community - controlled services; knowledge of indigenous languages; women in positions of leadership; and facilities dedicated to cultural purposes.

This year's report will focus on: justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

The chapter documents a number of good practice approaches both nationally and internationally and suggests a way forward to formal recognition of Indigenous languages and the establishment of a national body to promote Indigenous languages.

For my last report I have chosen to focus on justice reinvestment to reduce Indigenous over-representation in the criminal justice system; the protection of Indigenous languages; and sustaining Aboriginal homeland communities.

Without targeted action and cooperation from the state and territory governments, we will see Indigenous languages continue to die out.

In August 2009 the Australian Government released a policy with the aim of preserving and promoting Indigenous languages.

The Mexican Kindle Store includes over 70,000 Spanish - language ebooks, including some in Mexican indigenous languages like Nahuatl.

And two Members of Parliament appeared before a House committee to explain why Indigenous languages should be easy to use in parliamentary proceedings.