Aboriginal Community Leaders Interviews

This page provides links to videos from 2011–12 of several Aboriginal community leaders talking about the importance of Aboriginal languages and cultures being introduced into Victorian schools. To hear their thoughts, select one of the questions below, which will take you to a page where each person’s video can be accessed individually. You can also download a transcript from that page.

• Question 1 – Why are Language and culture important?
• Question 2 – Who should learn an Aboriginal Language?
• Question 3 – How can Elders be involved?
• Question 4 – What is it like to reclaim a Language?
• Question 5 – Where did you find information on your Language?
• Question 6 – Is Language used in the general community?
• Question 7 – What effects will learning an Aboriginal Language have?
• Question 8 – How can we teach our Language and culture in schools?

We would like to thank Bruce Pascoe, Diane Singh, the late Tandop David Tournier, Dr Esme Bamblett, Geraldine Atkinson, the late John “Uncle Sandy” Atkinson and Richard Kennedy for sharing their thoughts and experiences with us and you.