Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages

Many organisations and programs across Australia are dedicated to keeping Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages alive. Explore these websites to learn about language programs, hear Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken and find out more about keeping maintaining and reviving languages.

Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages (FATSIL)
FATSIL is a national body for community-based Indigenous language programs in Australia and promotes the maintenance, retrieval and revival of Indigenous languages.

Holding our tongues
Holding our tongues is an ABC Radio National Hindsight project about the painstaking task of reviving Aboriginal languages. Listen to examples of language, watch video or find out more about the project.

Notebooks of William Dawes on the Aboriginal language of Sydney
The Aboriginal language of Sydney was documented by Lieutenant William Dawes, an officer of the First Fleet of 1787–88. His notebooks are the major source of information about the Aboriginal language of Sydney. This website presents the notebooks through images and text.

Queensland Indigenous Languages Advisory Committee (QILAC) blog
Read information about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Language programs in Queensland as well as relevant news from interstate and overseas. 

Last reviewed: 03 November 2009

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