Ngoonjook Edition 21

Ngoonjook Edition 21 A journal of Australian Indigenous Issues

Ngoonjook seeks to make relevant material available to an Indigenous readership and to all those interested in Indigenous Australian issues. Themes explored include: education, health, cultural identity, natural and cultural resource management, the arts and linguistics.

Articles in this issue:

• Australian Indigenous languages: A brief status report by Josephine Caffrey
• Finding language, finding identity by Arnold Brown
• Keeping our language strong: an open discussion
• Who am I? by Yaritji Green
• Linguistics: a short introduction by Paul Black
• Who benefits: An open discussion
• My first memory by Yaritji Green
• Aboriginal English: An Aboriginal perspective by Bridget Priman
• My second memory by Yaritji Green
• Mirima Dawang Woorlab-Gerring Language and Culture Centre by Glennis Newry
• Three short Kaytetye stories by Valerie Kamara
• A favourite memory by Yaritji Green
• Language variety by Ruth Davies
• Words from a Daughter by Yaritji Green
• Language change by Dana Ober
• Irrer alhem: Anmatyerr hunting story by Maureen Purvis, Antiltji
• Creoles and Kriol by Karen Clark
• Early days when no whitefella’s been here Arlter arrangkw: an Alyawarr story
• Dreaming narrative series