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nld newsletter summer 2013 Upcoming DRIL workshops April 16-18 - Dhanggati language, Kempsey, New South Wales (trainers Margaret Florey and Donna McLaren) April 29-May 1 - multiple languages, Woorabinda, Queensland (trainers Margaret Florey, Donna McLaren, Michael Jarrett and Gavan Breen) May 14-16 - Kabi Kabi, Maroochydore, Queensland (trainer Donna McLaren) May 21-23 - Banyjima, Yinhawangka and Nyangumarta languages, Wangka Maya Language Centre, Port Hedland, Western Australia (trainers Margaret Florey, Donna McLaren and Michael Jarrett) June 4-6 - Gamilaraay language, Boggabilla/Toomelah, New South Wales (trainers Donna McLaren and Margaret Florey) June 12-13 - Dhanggati language, Kempsey, New South Wales (trainer Donna McLaren) June 24-26 - Gundjeihmi language, Jabiru, Northern Territory (trainers Donna McLaren and Margaret Florey) June 28-30 - Mak Mak Marranunggu and Marithiel languages, Wagait, Northern Territory (trainers Donna McLaren and Margaret Florey) Miromaa training day On 23 January, Daryn McKenny came to the RNLD office to provide training in Miromaa to RNLD staff and also to show us some new features that are being developed. Miromaa is database software developed to aid language preservation and reclamation. Miromaa’s software allows users to easily make a dictionary which can include pictures as well as audio and video files. There are currently over 180 users of Miromaa in Australia, North America and Canada. A map of where Miromaa is used in Australia with more dots being added regularly Daryn McKenny explaining Miromaa software Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity Suite 1107, 530 Little Collins St Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (03) 9041 5474 0488 086 031 www.rnld.org contact@rnld.org Skype: rnldorg Twitter: @rnldorg
nld newsletter summer 2013 Conferences International Conference on Language Documentation & Conservation - Hawaii The third International Conference on Language Documentation and Conservation was held in Hawai’i from February 28 - March 3 on the theme of ‘Sharing Worlds of Knowledge’. This conference featured around 135 presentations on over 100 languages from around the world. Australia’s Aboriginal languages were well represented by both community and academic presenters. RNLD’s Margaret Florey co-presented with Knut Olawsky (MDWg) on ‘Developing a Master-Apprentice network in Australia’. Paul Paton and Christina Eira held a poster session on VACL’s Peetyawan Weeyn community-oriented planning guide for language revitalisation. Daryn McKenny co-presented in a session on the Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre. Two papers were given by staff Margaret Florey giving her presentation on Master- Apprentice in Australia and students from the Master of Indigenous Languages Education (Sydney University), and Jaky Troy and Suzanne Bradshaw discussed the National Curriculum Framework for Australian Indigenous languages. Amongst other highlights from around the world, Margaret particularly enjoyed hearing Chris Cannon’s presentation on Documenting Alaska’s indigenous astronomy, Chun Huang and colleagues talk about Heritage linguistics and language activism: A conversation with the Siraya, and Aung Si’s discussion of Solega honeybee knowledge. Australian Languages Workshop - North Stradbroke Island DRIL Co-Director Donna McLaren attended the 12th Australian Languages Workshop at North Stradbroke Island, Queensland in March. She gave a presentation at the workshop which provided an overview of RNLD and of the training that we provide. The presentation was well received and many people expressed their support for RNLD’s work. The conference brought together a variety of people working in the field of Aboriginal languages across Australia and provided a good opportunity to share and learn more about language work. Donna McLaren and Rhonda Smith (AIATSIS) at the Australian Languages Workshop Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity Suite 1107, 530 Little Collins St Melbourne, Victoria 3000 (03) 9041 5474 0488 086 031 www.rnld.org contact@rnld.org Skype: rnldorg Twitter: @rnldorg
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