In Chapter 2, Britt Jacobsen and Anthony Seiver explore the history of Aboriginal language policy... more In Chapter 2, Britt Jacobsen and Anthony Seiver explore the history of Aboriginal language policy in New South Wales, in the context of the 2017 consultations with Aboriginal communities on proposed legislation to recognise and protect New South Wales Aboriginal languages. In reviewing international, Commonwealth and State approaches, Jacobsen and Seiver emphasise Aboriginal languages are an essential ingredient in promoting Aboriginal community ownership and the development of the cultural essence of distinct peoples. Importantly, Aboriginal people draw overwhelmingly positive support for the nurturing of Aboriginal languages from a clear majority of New South Wales citizens, a hopeful foundation for the new relationship now sought.
Australia’s National Indigenous Television (NITV) network was launched free-to-air in December 20... more Australia’s National Indigenous Television (NITV) network was launched free-to-air in December 2012, and is yet to be studied from a sociolinguistic perspective. This paper will explore how Aboriginal English (AE) is used on an NITV children’s program to determine if it provides a unique portrayal of the language.
Money for language: Indigenous language funding in Australia, 2017
This paper examines how language development aid is managed and distributed via grant programs ad... more This paper examines how language development aid is managed and distributed via grant programs administered by federal and state Aboriginal affairs departments across Australia. While these departments are not the only organisations offering grants for development and language-related projects in Australia, they are in a good position to administer such grants as they often work across government departments to provide leadership on Indigenous matters. This paper uses data collected from Aboriginal affairs departments' websites about grant programs offered for the financial years ending 2014-16. Each grant program was reviewed for: the goals of the program, amount of funding available, recipients of the grant, and whether any language component was included in the grant. This information is then compared across states, looking at the types of projects grants are used for and how language is, or is not, integrated into the projects. Findings of the study show that language-related projects attract only a small amount of grant funding compared to the wider pool available from federal and state/territory Aboriginal affairs departments. No grants appear to have been given for projects that include language as a component of a broader socio-economic development program. The paper also discusses the implications of the findings in relation to social and economic impact, wellbeing, education and translation. It argues that governments need to both increase funding for language-focussed project and to encourage other non-language focussed development projects to consider the role of language in the context of Indigenous communities.
In Chapter 2, Britt Jacobsen and Anthony Seiver explore the history of Aboriginal language policy... more In Chapter 2, Britt Jacobsen and Anthony Seiver explore the history of Aboriginal language policy in New South Wales, in the context of the 2017 consultations with Aboriginal communities on proposed legislation to recognise and protect New South Wales Aboriginal languages. In reviewing international, Commonwealth and State approaches, Jacobsen and Seiver emphasise Aboriginal languages are an essential ingredient in promoting Aboriginal community ownership and the development of the cultural essence of distinct peoples. Importantly, Aboriginal people draw overwhelmingly positive support for the nurturing of Aboriginal languages from a clear majority of New South Wales citizens, a hopeful foundation for the new relationship now sought.
Australia’s National Indigenous Television (NITV) network was launched free-to-air in December 20... more Australia’s National Indigenous Television (NITV) network was launched free-to-air in December 2012, and is yet to be studied from a sociolinguistic perspective. This paper will explore how Aboriginal English (AE) is used on an NITV children’s program to determine if it provides a unique portrayal of the language.
Money for language: Indigenous language funding in Australia, 2017
This paper examines how language development aid is managed and distributed via grant programs ad... more This paper examines how language development aid is managed and distributed via grant programs administered by federal and state Aboriginal affairs departments across Australia. While these departments are not the only organisations offering grants for development and language-related projects in Australia, they are in a good position to administer such grants as they often work across government departments to provide leadership on Indigenous matters. This paper uses data collected from Aboriginal affairs departments' websites about grant programs offered for the financial years ending 2014-16. Each grant program was reviewed for: the goals of the program, amount of funding available, recipients of the grant, and whether any language component was included in the grant. This information is then compared across states, looking at the types of projects grants are used for and how language is, or is not, integrated into the projects. Findings of the study show that language-related projects attract only a small amount of grant funding compared to the wider pool available from federal and state/territory Aboriginal affairs departments. No grants appear to have been given for projects that include language as a component of a broader socio-economic development program. The paper also discusses the implications of the findings in relation to social and economic impact, wellbeing, education and translation. It argues that governments need to both increase funding for language-focussed project and to encourage other non-language focussed development projects to consider the role of language in the context of Indigenous communities.
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development of the cultural essence of distinct peoples. Importantly, Aboriginal people draw overwhelmingly positive support for the nurturing of Aboriginal languages from a clear majority of New South Wales citizens, a hopeful foundation for the new relationship now sought.