Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring announces launch of their new “Learn Miriwoong!” App Kununurra— 7 December 2020 — Miljib yarrenkoo Miriwoo-biny! Let’s all learn Miriwoong! Today, during the Pre-Primary Miriwoong Language Nest lesson at St Joseph’s Primary School, Kununurra, Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre (MDWg) launched their new “Learn Miriwoong!” App. MDWg’s “Learn Miriwoong!” app is based on the Miriwoong […]
Dear Prime Minister, I would like to draw your attention to the attached media release with regard to the funding provided to Indigenous languages. Indigenous Australians warmly welcome the recently released Closing the Gap agreement, which includes the increased use of Indigenous languages as one of the 10-year targets. This is also in line with the upcoming UNESCO-declared Decade of […]
July 2020 update: Due to COVID-19 restrictions and travel limitations, this offer applies to current residents of Western Australia only. Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre (MDWg) is an Aboriginal organisation seeking to preserve and revitalise the Miriwoong language of the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Our language revitalisation initiatives include a wide range of activities, including a […]
Australian Electoral Commission – encouraging and supporting Indigenous voters in language For the 2019 Federal Election, the Australian Electoral Commission has developed a number of videos in 12 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. The videos aim to support and increase electoral participation in remote communities. In addition, these videos are a vehicle to celebrate and promote International Year of Indigenous Languages […]
Miriwoong Language Nest Internships at MDWg Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre (MDWg) is an Aboriginal organisation seeking to preserve and revitalise the Miriwoong language of the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. Our language revitalisation initiatives include a wide range of activities, such as an early childhood program, language classes, resource development, and bilingual radio programs, to name […]
2018 Western Australian Regional Achievement and Community Awards Finalist Recently we were nominated and named a finalist for the Curtin University Teaching Excellence Award in the 2018 Western Australian Regional Achievement and Community Awards. It is a great privilege to be nominated in these prestigious Awards alongside many other wonderful people and organisations from Western Australia.
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