We acknowledge all First Peoples of this land and celebrate their enduring connections to Country, knowledge and stories. We pay our respects to Elders and Ancestors who watch over us and guide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
Learn more about language with Lala Gutchen – Meuram woman from Erub Island in the Torres Strait.
Kaleesha Morris yarns with us about what land back means to her and how land back intersects with language.
When you lose your language, a whole way of being, a whole cultural universe is lost forever.
Using traditional place names is truth-telling in action. It's a step towards acknowledging First Nations sovereignty.
Birabahn was a prominent Awabakal leader and scholar from the 19th Century in the Newcastle, Hunter, and Lake Macquarie region of New South Wales.
2019 is an opportunity for Australians to take action and improve the regeneration of First Nations languages.
Learn more about the history of the colony and the affects it has had on First Nations people here.