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Word Up: Kirli Saunders

Poet Kirli Saunders shares three Gundungurra words taught to her by her great-aunt, Aunty Velma Mulcahy.
A group of Aboriginal people sitting on grass reading.

Word Up: Neil Morris

Neil Morris aka DRMNGNOW shares three Yort Yorta words —  including one that demonstrates the connection Yorta Yorta mob have between goodness and beauty.
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Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds

Word Up: Coreen Reading

Kayardild is the language from Bentinck Island in Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria.
Coreen Reading holds up a picture of her brother and mother
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

Word Up: Paul Ah Chee

Paul Ah Chee shares three words from his maternal grandmother's language — Yankuntjatjara.
Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

Word Up: Kaelene McMillan

Kaelene McMillan shares three Adnyamathna words, including the word for 'rainbow'.
Aerial of Willow Springs station in the Flinders Ranges in story about tourism to regional areas affected by natural disasters
Duration: 5 minutes 36 seconds

Word Up: Henry Augustine

Henry Augustine is a community broadcaster based in Beagle Bay.  To kick off his stint on Word Up, Henry shares a Nyul Nyul word meaning 'I' or 'me', and explains how he came to learn Nyul Nyul. 
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Word Up: Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour

Join Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour in the Sydney area where they're working to strengthen the Dharug language.  For their final time on Word Up, they share some different ways to farewell someone Dharug Country.
The word Yanu in written in block white text with a pink background.
Duration: 4 minutes 9 seconds

Preserving and promoting native language

Yawuru woman, Anita Dean has been on her quest to learn her ancestral language.
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Duration: 3 minutes 21 seconds

Word Up: Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour

Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour share the Dharug word for Country, camp or nest.
The word 'Ngurra' is written in block white text with a soft pink background
Duration: 5 minutes 47 seconds

Historic gathering in remote WA calls for urgent protection of Indigenous languages

Aboriginal language experts say the survival and preservation of Indigenous languages needs to be treated as importantly as art and storytelling.
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Word Up: Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour

Until recently, Dharug was considered a sleeping language, but grassroots activists like Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour have set about having the language taught in schools.
Duration: 5 minutes 1 second

Word Up: Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour

Today Corina Norman and Jasmine Seymour share a Dharug word that can be used to scold, or to show love.
Duration: 3 minutes 42 seconds

Movement to revitalise First Nations language

A movement to renew the use of Dharug language has expanded around Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Hawkesbury, and other parts of NSW.
A fair-skinned Aboriginal woman with blonde hair standing in front of a tree. She is smiling with kindness.
Duration: 8 minutes 12 seconds

Word Up: Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour

Head to Dharug Country in the Sydney area to meet Carina Norman and Jasmine Seymour. They share a Dharug greeting.
the word 'WARAMI' is written in bold white text with a soft pink background.
Duration: 4 minutes 11 seconds

Vulnerable families want to access more child care but can't. Experts say there's a simple solution

Early education can have a huge impact on a child's path in life, but some kids are missing out. These experts say that needs to change, and they know how to do it.
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