How to revitalise Gumbaynggirr language.

Jingi Walla (welcome) to the first episode of Koori Mail News for 2022!

In this episode Nick Paton has a yarn with Koori Mail’s Social Media Coordinator, Bundjalung Gangalu woman Amarina Toby, about some of the clever ways January 26 events were moved online this year due to covid restrictions.

Amarina and Nick yarn with Gumbaynggirr Bundjalung Gamilaraay man Nathan Brennan, chief operations officer at Bularri Muurlay Nyanggan Aboriginal Corporation, about language revitalisation at the Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School, set to open its doors this February!

This episode also features a recent yarn between Nick and Aunty Barb Nicholson about the Ngana Barangarai (Black Wallaby) Project and the Dreaming Inside: Voices from inside Junee Correctional Centre poetry series.

The music featured in this podcast is by “Indigenous Land” by DRMNGNOW.

Big Eye Theatre January 26 livestream: youtube.com/watch?v=MTYKqPEJVLo

Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School & Gumbaynggirr community languages programs: bmnac.org.au

Dreaming Inside poetry series: southcoastwriters.org/nganabarangarai

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