3 October 2012, 6.51am AEST<br><br><b>Slip of the tongues: language and the unintended consequences of Indigenous policy</b><br><br>Indigenous communities are devastated when languages are lost.<br><br>This was the conclusion of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs last month. The committee members also found that Indigenous language plays a crucial role in people’s relationships with family, country, kin and culture.<br>
<br>Access full article below: <br><a href="http://theconversation.edu.au/slip-of-the-tongues-language-and-the-unintended-consequences-of-indigenous-policy-9937">http://theconversation.edu.au/slip-of-the-tongues-language-and-the-unintended-consequences-of-indigenous-policy-9937</a><br>
<br><br>(via Indigenous Tweets)