<font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear RNLDers,<br><br>Australia's Minister for the Arts Simon Crean has just launched <i>Creative Australia, National Cultural Policy. </i>The policy can be downloaded here <<a href="http://creativeaustralia.arts.gov.au/">http://creativeaustralia.arts.gov.au/</a>><i><br>
<br></i>The Executive Summary (p. 19) notes that <br>"
<span lang="EN-US">There is much
work to be done to support our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
and promote their unique place in national life. Language is key to culture,
and we have a responsibility as a nation to preserve the hundreds of languages
used in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Following a major
parliamentary inquiry which set out the task to be undertaken, the Government
is updating its National Indigenous Languages Policy to tackle this head on.
The protection and promotion of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages
are part of a broader action agenda to reinforce the centrality of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander cultural expression throughout the arts. This central
role shapes and reinforces Australia’s unique national cultural identity as home
to one of the world’s oldest living cultures which are also creating some of the
most dynamic and inspiring contemporary art work.</span><span lang="EN-US">"<br><br>Actions include:<br></span><span lang="EN-US">
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</span></span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• </span></font>Providing <b><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">$13.983 million in new funding over four years</span></b> to develop community-driven
language resources and activities, as an extension of the Indigenous Languages
Support program.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• Continuing supplementary funding of $11.26 million over four years to continue
the successful Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support Program.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• Providing a framework to strengthen the Indigenous visual arts
industry with the development of the 2012 Indigenous Art Centre Plan.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• <span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Updating the National Indigenous Languages Policy.</b></span></span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• Development of a new nationally-accredited training package, to enhance
the knowledge, flexibility and skills-base of people working in the Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander visual arts industries, which will build on the Government’s
existing investment through the Indigenous Employment Initiative and the
Indigenous Visual Arts Industry Support program.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• Supporting the $1.1 million Screen Australia Media RING Indigenous Employment
Strategy fto create 40 new jobs for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
peoples in the media and screen industries over the two years of the strategy.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• Continuing the support for the Resale Royalty for Visual Artists
Scheme, with the provision of $0.7 million in 2012.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• <span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)"><b>Developing a policy framework to respect and protect Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander peoples’ Traditional Cultural Expressions</b></span> and seeking to work
across government to build understanding of its goals and impact. </span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• Support for the new Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander free-to-air television
channel NITV which is now part of the Special Broadcasting Service.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• <span style="color:rgb(51,102,255)"><b>Provision of $12.8 million to the Australian Institute of Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander Studies for the digitisation of their collections</b></span>.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
</span></font><p class="MsoNormal"><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">• Funding of $30.6 million for the new
Australian Centre for Indigenous Knowledge and Education at Charles Darwin
University.</span></font></p><font><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<span lang="EN-US"></span> <br><font>This is an exciting day for Indigenous languages and cultures in Australia<font>.<br><br><font>kind regards,<br><font>Margaret</font><br></font></font></font><br>-- <br>Dr Margaret Florey<br>
Senior Linguist<br>Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity<br><br>ph: +61 (03) 9041-5474
(office)<br>skype: RNLDorg<br>Suite 1107, 530 Little Collins Street<br>Melbourne, Victoria 3000<br><br><a href="http://www.rnld.org" target="_blank">www.rnld.org</a><br>ABN 24 215 634 040<br>
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