It’s a hard road to hoe… establishing an Aboriginal language centre
Anthony Seiver PPO (Culture and Heritage) A/Manager, Aboriginal Language Research and Resource Centre
Setting up an Aboriginal Language Centre
• • • • • Aboriginal Languages Policy and Strategic Plan “Hard Road to Hoe” Setting up an Aboriginal language organisation Where to get funding and other support Future of community language centres
What does the ALRRC do?
Helps Aboriginal communities to revitalise their languages by:
– advocate in NSW Government - NSW Aboriginal languages policy and Strategic Plan – Advice and funding for community language projects – Promoting and sharing NSW Aboriginal language materials, including online resources – Contact point for NSW Aboriginal language information
Strategic Actions
– Languages in Community
• Grants • Community Language Centres
– Languages in Education
• OBOS K-10 Syllabus • DET policy and program
– Languages in correction Centres – Languages in the General Public
• Dual naming • Tourism and signage
Aboriginal Languages Community-centric Based Model
Dept. of Aboriginal Affairs (DAA) Dept. of Education and Training (DET) and TAFE Aboriginal
Dept. of Corrective Services (DCS)
Communities must drive all language work in NSW
organisations, language centres and programs
Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages (FATSIL)
Dept. of Juvenile Justice (DJJ)
Aboriginal communities
NSW Adult Community Education (ACE)
Community language centres and programs support community wishes Agencies provide support to communities and programs
Office of the Board of Studies (OBOS) Dept. of Communication Information Technology and the Arts (DCITA)
NSW Institute of Teachers
Setting up an Aboriginal language organisation (centre)
• • • • Who or what is your organisation Organisational structure Funding sources Sponsors/auspices
Types of Language Organisations • Aboriginal Corporations (under Cth Act) • Cooperatives (under NSW Act) • Land Councils (under ALRA) • Native title bodies (under the Native Title Act) • Unincorporated bodies.
Funding
• Public versus private • Accounting and reporting requirements
• What are the terms and conditions attached to the funding
Auspice organisations
• What is an auspice? • Expectations of an auspice? • Who should be your auspice?
Future of Aboriginal Language Centres
• Promoting the value of Aboriginal languages to the broader community • Maintaining language education in communities and schools • Locus of language activities, storage and access to language materials