Transcript Tuesday 25th Opening Session 9:30

LINGAD 2007
Indigenous Languages Conference
25th – 28th September 2007
University of Adelaide
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• Some of the highlights from the
LINGAD 2007 Conference.
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Tuesday 25th Opening Session 9:30-10:30
Kauwanu (Uncle) Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien’s welcome speech
Prof. Roger Thomas: “Welcome our brothers and sisters.”
Prof. Roger Thomas: “Indigenous Languages are
endangered.”
Prof. Peter Buckskin: “The diversity and richness of our
languages is a force to be reckoned with.”
Dr. Alitya Wallara Rigney: “We have a long history of fighting
and surviving and that’s what our children intend to do.”
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Tuesday 25th session 1 9:30-10:30 Part 2
Leonora Adidi: “These are fruits for thoughts.”
Jeanie Bell: “Who controls your language? A serious
issue we all need to address.”
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Tuesday 25th Session 2 11:30PM to 12:30 PM
Te Haumihiata Mason:
“To capture the essence of Maori story, scripts need to be
written in Maori.”
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Tuesday 25th session 3 1:20PM-2:20 PM
Phil Cash Cash: “This is when I first became aware, and
they name the place.”
Phil Cash Cash: “How knowledge became formed
through language and landscape.”
Phil Cash Cash: “I would rather have people argue about
language than the opposite.”
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Wednesday 26th
Part 1
Session 4 9:30PM-10:30PM
Jacky Troy: “As an Aboriginal person I like to have our
language maintained.”
Te Haumihiata Mason: “My language is my identity
without my language I am lost.”
Te Haumihiata Mason: “In haka, the frog is referred to
as ika ‘fish’.”
Te Haumihiata Mason: “Still don’t know penguin is!”
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Wednesday 26th Session 5 11:00 AM12:00PM Part 1
“Cash Cash Speaks in Nez Perce Sahaptin languages.”
Phil Cash Cash: “The fluent speaker’s perspective on
language opens up another world of treasures.”
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Wednesday 26th
Part 1
Session 6 1:30PM-2:30PM
Michael Walsh: “Is saving languages a good investment?”
Michael Walsh : “Most of our languages will be
endangered.”
Michael Walsh: “Even in a ‘strong’ language, there are
domains of that language, such as ‘song language’,
which are endangered.”
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Wednesday 26th session 7 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Part 1 Hypothetical
Prof. McWha -Vice Chancellor of the University of
Adelaide: “Its our aim to become the University of first
choice for Indigenous Research.”
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Wednesday 26th session 7 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Part 2 Hypothetical
Karl Telfer: “Who controls Kaurna Language?”
Rob Amery: “Control is achieved through knowledge and use.”
Roger Thomas: “I control my language, myself and my family.”
David Nash: “I think everyone feels that their language is very
important.”
David Nash: “What does it feel to think that your language needs
you?”
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Wednesday 26th session 7 6:30 to 9:00 PM
Part 3 Hypothetical
Georgina Yambo Williams-Kaurna senior Woman: “I
have to say this is the best Conference I have been to.”
Thursday 27th Session 8
8:30-9:30
Jane Simpson: “Language shift can take place remarkably
fast.”
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Snaps from the Conference. Enjoy!
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Rob Amery-Convener
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Dr. Alitya Wallara Rigney
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Te Haumihiata Mason
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Kauwanu Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien
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Lizzie Ellis
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David Prosser
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Tracy Bunda introduces Te Haumihiata Mason
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Phil Cash Cash
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Tanya Wanganeer presents Nournggar
resources
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Vincent (jack) Kanya Buckskin presents Kaurna
placenames website
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Rob Amery
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Prof Roger Thomas and Kauwanu Lewis O'Brien
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Alitya Wallara Rigey and Cherie Warana Watkins
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Denise Karpany and Pilawuk White
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Pat Waria-Read and Betty Branson
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Tracey Bunda and ?????
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Bobby Brown and Petrer Nassan
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Ralph Doole and John Atkinson
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Jane and Greg Wilson
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Christine Brown interviews Uncle Herb Patten - invited
gum-leaf player
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Ngarrindjeri Contingent: Dorothy French
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David Prosser, Michael Jarrett and Steve Morelli
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West Coast Contingent: Reva Miller, Aunty Gladys
Miller, Wanda Miller, Estelle Miller.
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Lorraine Injie, Raymattja Marika, Leonora Adidi
Some of the Australian Plenary Panellists
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Prof. Peter Buckskin introduces the Australian
Plenary Panel Discussion
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The Australian Plenary Panel:
Lorraine Injie, Leonora Adidi, Alitya Wallara Rigney,
Jeanie Bell, Ralph Doole, John Atkinson
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The Australian Plenary Panel:
Lorraine Injie, Raymattja Marika, Leonora Adidi,
Alitya Wallara Rigney (speaking), Jeanie Bell,
Ralph Doole, John Atkinson
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Dorothy French and Mary-Anne Gale
displaying Ngarrindjeri language materials
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Taikurtinna Dance Group:
Jamie Ngungana Goldsmith, Vincent (Jack)
Kanya Buckskin, Steve Gadlabarti Goldsmith
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Taikurtinna Dance Group
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Steve Goldsmith, Christine Brown, and David Prosser
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Steve Gadlabarti Goldsmith and Christine Brown
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Te Haumihiata Mason, our visitor
from Aotearoa (New Zealand)
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Jutta Besold [CHECK]
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A question from the audience
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Kauwanu Lewis O'Brien talks about the Kaurna footy
stickers Mekuamarti! ‘May the Crows pick out your eyes!’
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Gail Woods & Margaret Carew, BIITE, Alice Springs
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Jutta Besold and Susan Poetsch
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Christine Brown conducts interviews for Nunga
Wangga Radio show
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Phil Cash Cash with Australian Friends
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Book-Sellers
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Margareta Rebelos (with daughter Liana) one of the
main organiser with student volunteers Josh Nash and
Sharif Mogaddham
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Margareta Rebelos & daughter Liana
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Lunch Break outside the Napier Building
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Alex Rankin, caterer
and the fruits of his work in the background
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Catering staff from Tauondi College and _______
School
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Phil Cash Cash brings the flag of the Cayuse, Walla
Walla and Umatilla Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation
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Georgina Yambo Willaims: “This is the best
Conference I have been to!”
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