Connecting to culture (fwd link)

[Phil Cash Cash]

*Connecting to culture*

May 9, 2014, 12:30 p.m.
​AUS​


Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Victor Dominello said an Aboriginal
Language and Culture Nest launched in Lightning Ridge at Walanbaa Dhurrali
Integrated Childhood Family Centre last Friday would strengthen students’
sense of identity, helping them to become more engaged in the classroom and
stay in school.

Mr Dominello said the Gamilaraay/Yuwaalaraay Nest, one of five across NSW,
represented a network of Aboriginal communities which included Elders,
language experts, teachers, and more than 530 students from five schools.

“The Nests will create enduring partnerships between schools, TAFEs,
universities and Aboriginal communities to connect language resources and
experts - providing a pathway to learn traditional language from cradle to
grave,” Mr Dominello said.

​Access full article below:
http://www.theridgenews.com.au/story/2271175/connecting-to-culture/?cs=1531​
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://listserv.linguistlist.org/pipermail/ilat/attachments/20140512/c9ebc3dc/attachment.htm>