What does it mean to reclaim a language? In the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages, determined leaders are revitalising and cultivating languages in their communities. Join Barada, Yiman, Gangulu and Gureng Gureng linguist Gari Tudor-Smith, co-author of Bina: First Nations Languages, Old and New, contributor to Words to Sing the World Alive, Cheryl Leavy, and Samantha Penangka Armstrong, a "Language Nest" co-ordinator at the Pertame School, in conversation with Arrernte linguist Camile Dobson.



This project is supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund.



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What does it mean to reclaim a language? In the UN International Decade of Indigenous Languages, determined leaders are revitalising and cultivating languages in their communities. Join Barada, Yiman, Gangulu and Gureng Gureng linguist Gari Tudor-Smith, co-author of Bina: First Nations Languages, Old and New, contributor to Words to Sing the World Alive, Cheryl Leavy, and Samantha Penangka Armstrong, a "Language Nest" co-ordinator at the Pertame School, in conversation with Arrernte linguist Camile Dobson.
 
This project is supported by the Copyright Agency's Cultural Fund.
 
Strong language warning.

The NT Writers Festival is an annual celebration of stories, language, culture and ideas shaped by place that alternates each year between Mparntwe/Alice Springs and Garramilla/Darwin.

The NT Writers Festival brings readers, writers and lovers of stories together to listen deeply – to each other, and to a diverse line-up of writers from across the country who share truths, invite us to listen to the land, and help us imagine a different future. 

In 2024, NTWF returned to Larrakia country, Darwin. The NT Writers Festival was centred around the theme Reverberations, discussing the effects of our past, present and future as we think about the consequences of our actions.

In 2023, NTWF was held in Mparntwe and explored the theme of mwantye-le awaye | listen deeply. In Arrernte, mwantye-le awaye means to listen closely, to give things attention. 


Recorded by 8CCC Community Radio. Theme music composed by Vito Lucarelli. 

 

The <a href="https://www.ntwriters.com.au/nt-writers-festival/">NT Writers Festival</a>&nbsp;is an annual celebration of stories, language, culture and ideas shaped by place that alternates each year between&nbsp;Mparntwe/Alice Springs and Garramilla/Darwin.
The NT Writers Festival brings readers, writers and lovers of stories together to listen deeply &ndash; to each other, and to a diverse line-up of writers from across the country who share truths, invite us to listen to the land, and help us imagine a different future.&nbsp;
In 2024, NTWF returned to Larrakia country, Darwin. The NT Writers Festival was centred around the theme&nbsp;Reverberations, discussing the effects of our past, present and future as we think about the consequences of our actions.
In 2023, NTWF was held in Mparntwe and explored the theme of mwantye-le awaye | listen deeply. In Arrernte, mwantye-le awaye means to listen closely, to give things attention.&nbsp;
 Recorded by 8CCC Community Radio. Theme music composed by&nbsp;Vito&nbsp;Lucarelli.&nbsp;
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