Scientific American

Grammar Changes How We See, an Australian Language Shows

In the early 20th century linguist Benjamin Lee Whorf thrilled his contemporaries by noting that the Hopi language, spoken by Native American people in what is now Arizona, had no words or grammatical ...
The Conversation

‘That is the language they understand’: why Indigenous students need bilingual teaching at school

Rikke Louise Bundgaard-Nielsen receives funding from the Australian Research Council (Discovery Project DP130102624 'Learning to talk whitefella way'). Brett Baker receives funding from the Australian ...
NPR

Australia's state of Victoria to sign treaty with its Indigenous population

Australia's first treaty with its Indigenous peoples will be signed in the state of Victoria this month. It will give First Nations more say on laws and policy affecting them. KRISTINA KUKOLJA: ...
SBS

Your first steps to engaging with Indigenous Australians

No matter where you live in Australia, you are on the lands and waters of Australia’s First Peoples. Credit: Matthew Micah Wright/Getty Images Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians are ...