Awards recognise Indigenous culture preservation (fwd)

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Wednesday, 19 October 2005, 12:10:48  AEST

Awards recognise Indigenous culture preservation
http://abc.net.au/message/news/stories/ms_news_1485716.htm

People who have worked for the preservation of Pilbara Aboriginal
language, culture and history in north-west Western Australia have had
their efforts recognised at the Wangka Maya Pilbara Aboriginal Language
Centre's first awards night.

Wangka Maya manager Fran Haintz says it wanted to formally recognise
people who have developed documentaries, photo albums and language
databases.

Ned Cheedy won the individual adult contribution to language
maintenance, BHP Billiton was recognised as the business committed to
cultural awareness training and the Jigalong community was recognised
as the town working in partnership with Wangka Maya.