2019 marks the International Year of Indigenous Languages!
This webinar will provide an introduction to the context and continued significance of First Languages in Australia, and will explore the important interrelationship between First Languages revitalisation and reconciliation.
Guest webinar co-host, Gunai author, poet and educator, Kirli Saunders, will also share practical insights and inspiration from Red Room Poetry’s Poetry in First Languages initiative, which supports students in creating poetry in First Languages by connecting them to First Nations poets, Elders and Language Custodians on Country.
To explore the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages RAP Action on the Narragunnawali platform, visit: narragunnawali.org.au/rap/actions/39/aboriginal-and-torres-strait-islander-languages
To learn more about Red Room Poetry's Poetry in First Languages initiative, visit: redroomcompany.org/projects/poetry-first-languages/