Wangka Maya AGM

2007-2008
LINGUISTICS REPORT
 100 Words DVDs
• Bayungu
• Nyangumarta
• Banyjima
• Nyamal
• Kariyarra
• Putijarra
• Yindjibarndi
• Ngarluma
 Sketch Grammars
• Manyjilyjarra
• Yulparija
• Juwaliny
• Bayungu
• Thalanyji
 Dictionaries
• Juwaliny
• Yulparija
• Yinhawangka
• Nyiyaparli
• Manyjilyjarra
• Ngarluma
 Interactive Dictionaries
• Nyangumarta
• Manyjilyjarra

And all interactive dictionaries now online!!

 Archive Trawling
• Nhuwala
• Kariyarra
• Yinhawangka
• Nyiyaparli
 Ngambunyjarri
• Completed and launched in Onslow
• Already sold lots of copies!
 Nganarna Nyangumarta
Karajarrimili Ngurranga
• Book completed and launched in
Perth & Bidyadanga
• Launch DVD completed
• Getting great feedback
 ‘Return to Country’ Nyiyaparli
language DVD
• Completed and will be launched
today
 Music CDs
• Nyangumarta Massacre Songline CD,
DVD of handover & launch

• Punmu Turlku CD
 Nyiyaparli/Palyku research
• David Nash wrote a report comparing
Nyiyaparli and Palyku, incorporating
all historical research on the
languages.
Language Awareness & writing
workshops
• Strelley School, Warralong
• Karalundi School, Meekatharra
• Onslow
• Roebourne
 Nullagine Stories Collection

• Henry Fraser recorded stories in the

Nullagine community.
 Papers and Presentations
• Indigenous Languages Conference, Adelaide, Sept 2007 – Sue presented paper on Language Planning, Sally
attended
• Australian Languages Workshop, Canberra Coast, March 2008 – Sally, Eleonora, & Albert all presented
• Connecting Up Conference, Brisbane – Sue presented on Wangka Maya’s new website and archive, Hazel,
Bruce & Andrew attended
• TESOL Symposium on Keeping Language Diversity Alive, Alice Springs – Sue presented on Nyangumarta
curriculum
• Indigenous Tourism conference - Ada and Alicia attended
 Ngarluma Language Project
FILMING
• Ngaliguru Wagayi Wagarila! - short film about going fishing. All in
Ngarluma language with subtitles also in language.
• Highways project – filming stories about significant sites along the
highway

DICTIONARY WORK
• Trawling old wordlists
• New dictionary released
• Picture dictionary language completed
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 Kalgoorlie Languages
Project
• Lexical databases & dictionaries for
Cundeelee Wangka, Ngaju, Tjupan &
Wangkatja
• Language Names report by Doug
Marmion
• Wangkatja Grammar
• Wangkatja Storybook
 Important acquisitions
for the archive
• Karajarri Grammar (J. Sharp)
• Manyjilyjarra archive of the late J.
Marsh
 Other DVD productions

• Carnarvon Mission Reunion

• WMPALC Promotional DVD
 Soon to be completed…
• Ngarluma Picture Dictionary
• Guide to Reading and Writing Pilbara
Languages
EVENTS
 WMPALC 21 Birthday
st

• Stalls held around the Pilbara towns

& communities
• Commemorative DVD made
• Articles on local newspaper and
media
 International Mother
Language Day
• Stalls in Port & South Hedland, Tom
Price & Karratha
• Poster designed and distributed
 Welcome to Hedland Night
• Stall with handouts, sales etc
CULTURAL AWARENESS
TRAINING
• 76 sessions
• Re-development of course content
• Hundreds of happy customers!
 STAFF, LANGUAGE
WORKERS, VOLUNTEERS,
STUDENTS
FAREWELL!!
 WANGKA MAYA
LINK UP

STILL BRINGING THEM HOME

 WANGKA MAYA LINK UP
REPORT 2007 - 2008
• Events
• Reunions
• Training
• Staff
• Clients
• Education
 REUNIONS
Albany, Hedland, Karratha, Collie, Carnarvon, Broome, Jalbridanga,
Wiluna, Roebourne
What a year it has been for the link up crew.
We have been very busy this year and have
successfully held several re-unions.
The major event was the Carnarvon Mission
Reunion. This reunion attracted 150 people to the
opening and over 300 people to the closing night.
Culture Country

Kin
TRAINING & FORUMS
• Foxtrot
• AITSIS
• National Link Up
Forums
• Marumarli (BSF)
NEW LINK UP OFFICE
• Link Up staff
moved to Lotteries
House December
2008
 Former Staff
Thanks to former staff members for their work in 2007-2008
LINK UP CLIENTS

• Active: 120
• Inactive: 72
• Closed: 29
• New: 11
 FIELD TRIPS
Roebourne
Carnarvon &
communities
Newman
Tom Price
Paraburdoo
 EDUCATION
• Sylvia Clarke
Education Officer
Pilbara 25 Gascoyne 7
• Port Hedland
• South Hedland
• Marble Bar
• Nullagine
• Jigalong
• Newman
• Tom Price
• Paraburdoo
• Onslow
• Karratha
• Roebourne
• Exmouth
• Carnarvon
 Developments & Networks
• P.A.N.G.O • WMLU Policy &
• Wirraka Maya Health Procedures
• Relationships Aust • WMLU Handbook
• National Link Up • WMLU Action Plan
Offices • MoUs (continuing)
• O.A.T.S.I.H • OATSIH Risk
• O.A.H Assessment
• D.I.A. •
• A.I.A.T.S.I.S
• F.I.R.B