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Students learn forbidden language

15th November 2010
Cathy Adams
AUS

UNCLE Charlie Moran remembers when his people were forbidden to speak
their own language.

Today the Bundjalung elder couldn’t be happier to see both indigenous
and non-indigenous children learning his language at schools like
Rainbow Ridge Steiner School.

“It really gladdens my heart,” he said.

“To think that this is being recognised now is so good.

“There has been a lot of people who didn’t want to speak their
language because they were ashamed, because on the missions you
weren’t allowed to speak your language.

“So to see it coming back today it really makes me feel good.”

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