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LINGAD 2007Indigenous Languages

Conference25 – 28 September 2007University of Adelaide

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Some of the highlights from the LINGAD 2007 Conference.

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Tuesday 25 September Opening Session

Kauwanu (Uncle) Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien’s welcome speech

Prof. Roger Thomas: “Welcome our brothers and

sisters.”

Prof. Roger Thomas: “Indigenous Languages are endangered.”

Prof. Peter Buckskin: “The diversity and richness of our languages

is a force to be reckoned with.”

Dr. Alitya Wallara Rigney: “We have a long history of fighting

and surviving and that’s what our children intend to do.”

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Tuesday 25 September Panel Discussion

Leonora Adidi: “This is food for thought.”

Jeanie Bell: “Who controls your language? A serious issue we all need to address.”

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Tuesday 25 SeptemberPlenary - Maori TV

Te Haumihiata Mason:

“To capture the essence of Maori story, scripts need to be written in Maori.”

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Tuesday 25 SeptemberSahaptin-Nez Perce

Placenames

Phil Cash Cash: “This is when I first became aware, and they name the place.”

Phil Cash Cash: “How knowledge became formed through language and landscape.”

Phil Cash Cash: “I would rather have people argue about language than the opposite.”

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Wednesday 26 SeptemberMaori Monolingual Dictionary

Jaky Troy: “As an Aboriginal person I like to have our language maintained.”

Te Haumihiata Mason: “My language is my identity. Without my language I am lost.”

Te Haumihiata Mason: “In haka, the frog is referred to as ika ‘fish’.”

Te Haumihiata Mason: “Still don’t know what a penguin is!”

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Wednesday 26 SeptemberDocumenting Language,

Visualizing Culture

Phil Cash Cash: “The fluent speaker’s perspective on language opens up another world of treasures.”

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Wednesday 26 SeptemberIs Saving Languages a Good

Investment?

Michael Walsh : “Most of our languages will be endangered.”

Michael Walsh: “Even in a ‘strong’ language, there are domains of that language, such as ‘song language’, which are endangered.”

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Wednesday 26 September Discussion on ‘Who Controls Your

Language?’

Prof. McWha -Vice Chancellor of the University of Adelaide: “It is our aim to become the university of first choice for Indigenous research.”

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Wednesday 26th Discussion on ‘Who Controls Your

Language?’

Karl Telfer: “Who controls Kaurna Language?”

Rob Amery: “Control is achieved through knowledge and use.”

Roger Thomas: “I control my language, myself and my family.”

David Nash: “I think everyone feels that their language is very important.”

David Nash: “What does it feel like to think that your language needs you?”

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Wednesday 26 September Discussion on ‘Who Controls Your

Language?’

Georgina Yambo Williams - Kaurna senior Woman: “I have to say this is the best Conference I have been to.”

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Thursday 27 SeptemberPlenary

Language Landscapes of Children in Remote Australia

Jane Simpson: “Language shift can take

place remarkably fast.”

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Snaps from the conference -Enjoy!

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Dr. Alitya Wallara Rigney

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Te Haumihiata Mason

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Kauwanu Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien

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Lizzie Ellis

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David Prosser

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Tracy Bunda introduces Te Haumihiata Mason

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Phil Cash Cash

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Tanya Wanganeen presents Narungga resources

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Vincent (Jack) Kanya Buckskin presents Kaurna placenames website

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Rob Amery (Conference Convenor)

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Professor Roger Thomas and Kauwanu Lewis O'Brien

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Alitya Wallara Rigney and Cherie Warrara Watkins

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Denise Karpany and Pilawuk White

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Pat Waria-Read and Betty Branson

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Tracey Bunda and Des Crump

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Bobby Brown and Petter Naessan

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Ralph Doole and John Atkinson

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Jane and Greg Wilson

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Christine Brown interviews Uncle Herb Patten - invited gum-leaf player

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Ngarrindjeri Contingent: Dorothy French, Louisa Schapel, Vicky Cooper and Rebecca Carter

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David Prosser, Michael Jarrett and Steve Morelli

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Ngarrindjeri Contingent: Lena Rigney, Vicki Hartman, Addie Smith, Lynne Graham and Eileen McHughes

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West Coast Contingent: Reva Miller, Aunty Gladys Miller, Wanda Miller, Estelle Miller.

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Some of the Australian Plenary Panelists:Lorraine Injie, Dr. Marika and Leonora Adidi

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Prof. Peter Buckskin introduces the Australian Plenary Panel Discussion

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The Australian Plenary Panel:Lorraine Injie, Leonora Adidi, Alitya Wallara Rigney, Jeanie Bell, Ralph Doole, John Atkinson

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The Australian Plenary Panel:Lorraine Injie, Dr Marika, Leonora Adidi, Alitya Wallara Rigney (speaking), Jeanie Bell, Ralph Doole, John Atkinson

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Dorothy French and Mary-Anne Gale displaying Ngarrindjeri language materials

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Taikurtinna Dance Group:Jamie Ngungana Goldsmith, Vincent (Jack) Kanya Buckskin, Steve Gadlabarti Goldsmith

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Taikurtinna Dance Group

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Steve Goldsmith, Christine Brown, and David Prosser

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Steve Gadlabarti Goldsmith and Christine Brown

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Te Haumihiata Mason, our visitor from Aotearoa (New Zealand)

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A question from the audience

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Kauwanu Lewis O'Brien talks about the Kaurna footy stickers Mekuamarti! ‘May the Crows pick out your eyes!’

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Gail Woods & Margaret Carew, BIITE, Alice Springs

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Jennifer Munro and Susan Poetsch

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Christine Brown conducts interviews for Nunga Wangga Radio show

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Phil Cash Cash with some Australian Friends

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Book sellers

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Margareta Rebelos (with daughter Liana) one of the main organisers with student volunteers Josh Nash and Sharif Mogaddham

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Margareta Rebelos and daughter Liana

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Lunchbreak outside the Napier Building

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Alex Rankin, caterer, and the fruits of his work in the background

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Catering staff from Tauondi College provided us with bush tucker. Yum!

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Phil Cash Cash brings the flag of the Cayuse, Walla Walla and Umatilla Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation

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Georgina Yambo Williams: “This is the best Conference I have been to!”