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Indigenous issues

I n d i g e n o u s

• ACTA's media release on bilingual education

• ACTA's letter to parliament in support of retaining bilingual education in the Northern Territory.

• Adriano Truscott, WA Councillor, speaks to SBS Radio about why ACTA supports bilingual education.

• For the latest series of AIATSIS discussion papers on Indigenous issues and policy click here.

• "A human rights agenda for the Northern Territory" The annual Eric Johnston lecture presented by Tom Calma, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice  Commissioner and national Race Discrimination Commissioner http://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/media/speeches/social_justice/2008/20081117_targeted.html

• Over the last few years a number of language speakers, linguists and language workers have identified the urgency of the issue of supporting indigenous languages. In response a petition to the Federal government has been put together by The Federation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages, the national peak body for community based indigenous language programs in Australia.  Please follow the link below to either print out a hard copy or sign this petition online in support of indigenous languages.
  http://www.fatsil.org.au/component/option,com_joomlapetition/Itemid,/catid,1/func,viewcategory
  
  For more information regarding the status of indigenous languages please head to the Ngapartji Ngapartji website: http://www.ngapartji.org/content/view/19/79/
  or to the Transient Languages and Cultures blog: http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/elac/
  and here is a great essay that was on Radio National recently: http://www.abc.net.au/rn/linguafranca/stories/2008/2410952.htm

• Leon White (OAM) 's letter to Minister Scrymgour with regard to mandated English teaching time of the initial four hours of each school day in all remote NT schools: http://groups.google.com/group/foblmail?hl=en

• Project ESL/Indigenous learners
• Budget. Closing the Gap between Indigenous and non Indigenous Australians. 13th May, 2008 Jenny Macklin
• Education is the Key - An education future for Indigenous communities in the NT. 9th September, 2007
  www.aeufederal.org.au
• The school readiness of Australian Indigenous children: a review of the literature. May 2008. Menzies school of Health Research and CDU school for social and policy research.
• Australian Directions in Indigenous Education 2005 - 2008
  MCEETYA Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs
  www.mceetya.edu.au/mceetya/
• National Report to Parliament Indigenous Education and Training 2005
  www.dest.gov.au/sectors/indigenous_education/publications_resources/
• Northern Territory Video- http://www.tesol.org.au/page/Video