Victoria Aboriginal Language Health Check
Better understanding the status of Aboriginal languages and how the Mother Tongue can be maintained and revitalised using the Indigenous methodological approach of Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing
This project aimed to better understand the status of Aboriginal languages and how the Mother Tongue can be maintained and revitalised using the Indigenous methodological approach of Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing through the Indigenous pedagogies of Yarning and Storying in the community. This was proposed through a series of ‘Campfire’ yarns (on-Country and online) with language communities across Victoria.
‘Our research focuses on Language Revitalization, fundamental for the health and well-being of our mob. Lowitja Institute has made a difference to our long term experience working in the area of Language Revitalization. With their support, we been able to do this research in our own terms and further implement our ‘fire camp’ methodology which is a holistic approach to get together and work towards our aims. Languages are diverse and so are the interests in doing Language revitalisation.’
– Dr Vicki Couzens, Researcher and Project Lead
Year granted: 2020
Organisation location: Docklands, VIC
Themes: Community health and wellbeing, Empowerment
