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<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>Dear RNLDers,</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>The Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity is very
pleased to announce that entries are now open to our first <b>Award for Creativity in Indigenous Youth Language Projects</b>.</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>This award has been created to recognise young Indigenous
people's achievements in sustaining Australia's Aboriginal and Torres Strait
Islander languages.</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>The award aims to</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>celebrate the variety of language projects which
young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are creating and/or
participating in to strengthen and support their languages,</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>encourage greater participation in Indigenous
language activities by young people,</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>bring wider public attention to Indigenous
language issues.</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font><b>Eligibility</b></font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>Entrants must be of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander
descent and aged 25 years or younger. There are three age groups:</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>12 years and under</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>13-18 years</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>19-25 years</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>Projects must support the revitalisation of an Australian
Indigenous language.</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>The following prizes will be awarded in each category:</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>1st prize: Zoom Q3 Video Recorder</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>2nd prize: Zoom H1 Audio Recorder</font></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left:17pt;font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span><span>-<span style="font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-stretch:normal">
</span></span></span>3rd prize: Jackal Recordable Reader</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>Award guidelines and application forms can be downloaded from
the RNLD web site <<a href="http://www.rnld.org/award">http://www.rnld.org/award</a>>.</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>Submissions are due no later than <b>5.00 pm on 29 June 2012</b> (Australian Eastern Standard Time). Winners
will be announced at RNLD's Annual General Meeting in August.</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>kind regards,</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font>Margaret Florey (on behalf of RNLD Advisory Panel)</font></p>
<p style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" class="MsoNormal"><font> </font></p>
<font><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" clear="all"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">-- </span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dr Margaret Florey</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Co-Director and Senior Linguist</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">ph: +61 03 9662-4027 (office)</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">skype: RNLDorg</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">PO Box 627</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Carlton South, VIC 3053</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Australia</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><a style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif" href="http://www.rnld.org" target="_blank">www.rnld.org</a><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">ABN 24 215 634 040</span><br style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
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