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Genetic analysis of grizzly bear populations in British Columbia has revealed a connection in how bear and human cultures may have responded to the landscape.
The Closing the Gap dashboard includes data on the 17 socioeconomic targets in the national agreement. But this information isn’t enough on its own to bring real change.
Which languages get to “count” as bilingual in Canada? And who gets to be the “right” kind of bilingual?
Australian Indigenous languages use a fascinating array of expressions drawing on body parts to describe emotions. Here is a guide to some of the most intriguing ones.
Indigenous languages around the world are declining at a rapid rate, but linguists can help language revival by working with communities of native speakers.
Pre-Invasion, message sticks were sent between distant communities to maintain diplomatic relations. They demanded acknowledgement and mutual respect.
Strong language and culture is listed among the fresh Closing the Gap targets. But, as the latest research on speakers and learners shows, language is fundamental to well-being across the board.
Children in an Oji-Cree northern First Nation are learning traditional teachings about ‘Namebin’ (suckers) and working on literacy skills at the same time through a community literacy project.
A free, open-access repository of multilingual children’s stories is one response to the United Nations’ urgent call to promote equitable education on the International Day of Education, January 24.
Maitland Lutheran School, of 240 students in rural South Australia, found a way to teach children programming code and an old Aboriginal language. The answer was Pink, the robot.
The International Year of Indigenous Languages serves as a good impetus to start implementing policies that prioritises Africa’s own languages.
Usually, a minor language will adopt words from a dominant language, but NZ English bucks this trend. It has been borrowing a growing number of Māori words, not always to add meaning but to mark identity.
A new 50 cent coin recognises the diversity of Australian Indigenous languages.
Diversity of world’s sign languages tells us much about how we communicate.
In 60 years’ time, only 13 of Australia’s Indigenous languages will be left, unless something is done to encourage children to keep speaking their language.
Australia was one of the most linguistically diverse places in the world but today, few people speak an Australian language.
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The origin of around 300 of Australia’s Aboriginal languages lies in Queensland, about 6,000 years ago.
The combination of knowledge and communication, along with a few other fundamental conditions such as liberty and respect , leads to social, cultural and technological development.
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Professor of Linguistics, The University of Queensland
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Professor emerita, Australian National University
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Professor of Linguistics, Yale University
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Professor of Education, Charles Darwin University
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Law, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate professor, University of the Western Cape
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Professor of Economics and Public Policy, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research, Australian National University
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Professor, Charles Darwin University
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Honorary Senior Lecturer, Australian National University
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Associate Professor and Reader, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Research Unit for Indigenous Language, School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Canada Research Chair in Language Interactions, University of Manitoba
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Lecturer, School of Humanities, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Research Fellow, University of Sydney
