The ARDS vision is for First Nations people to engage on equal terms with wider Australian society and its organisations and systems. We ‘span the gap’ between what is available in mainstream services and the information First Nation communities want and need. rn ARDS aims to empower First Nations community members to navigate the complex […]
Today we say nhäma yalala (see you later) to Emma Murphy 🥲.rnrnEmma has been part of the ARDS family on and off for the last 15 years and her expertise as a linguist, educator and trainer have contributed so much to ARDS over that time. Emma has modelled bala-räli guŋgayunmirr (working together so everyone becomes […]
ARDS CEO Ben Grimes will be starting a new role as CEO at NAAJA on 1 September 2025. Ben will finish as CEO at ARDS at the end of August. He has been CEO of ARDS since 2020, and leaves ARDS in a strong position across all aspects of the organisation.rnrnYou can read more about […]
May 7thdhu, ARDS ga Living Language team walal rrambaŋi ḻiya ŋama’ŋamayunmirr dhiyak Language Leadership Workshop-ku. Ga buku-wäthun ga bukmakku yolŋuw ŋunhi walal lika djäma dhärukŋur gali’ŋur mala.rnrnOn 7th May, ARDS and the Living Language team hosted a Language Leadership workshop for the first time at Nungunliya College. Language teams came from different communities across the […]
My name is Milly and I’m a Wägilak person. When I first came to visit Roper River I felt uplifted and connected with my own people. I was really pleased to learn my own language Wägilak and also Ritharrŋu, and the history of my Wägilak people. I had my other four colleagues with me: Bulkanhawuy, […]
Ŋayam dhaŋu yäku Nalpinya ga bäpurru Dhurrkay likan Wangurri. Djämam nhäku language team-ŋa ga community development team-ŋa.rnrnMarŋgiyim ŋayaka milkarriwu Wangurriwu mathaw ga djinaŋum bala ŋaya ga djäma ARDS Melodywul. ga ŋayim nhäku Dhalinybuy Mutuwili Guyambiyambi Djambaḻmurru ga märimim nyäku bäpurru Maŋgalili ga Gumatj Burarrwaŋa ga wakugurrum ŋayaka Guyula yurru ŋaya yaka marŋgi djinaku dhäwuwu bili […]
Conference-lil nhapurr dhu marrtji yäku PULiiMA. Nhapurr dhu dhäwu marŋgi-gurrupanmirr dhärukku. Dhuwal Australia-ŋur Yolŋu dhu marrtji wäŋaŋur mala dhipal Darwin PULiiMA-lil. Ŋurru-yirr’yundja ga 21st-thu August-thu dhiyal Darwin. Ga bala nhapurr dhu marrtji ḻakaranhamirr yol mala nhapurr, ga wanhaŋuwuy nhapurr, ga nhä nhapurr li ga dhäruk waŋa. Ga nhapurrdja dhuwal ARDS-puy mala matha-djämamirr nhapurr dhu ḻakaram […]
The 21st of February is International Mother Language Day. Milly interviewed Mayalil and she shared some little stories about her language.rnrnListen to it here: International Mother Language Dayrnrnhttps://soundcloud.com/ards-2/la01-international-mothers-language-day-milly-mayalil-mastered-mixdown
In November 2022, Gawura, Bulkanhawuy and Lynette from ARDS were invited to speak at the NSW Aboriginal Languages Gathering in Terrigal. They met with language workers from around the state who are working hard to look after their languages.rnrnMilly interviewd Lynette and Bulkanhawuy about the conference.rnrnMilly: Nhaku nhuma marrtji bala NSW-lil? (Why did you go […]
Dhuwal dhäwu Baykaliwuŋ.rnrnYow’ gäthurnydja napurr dhipuŋur ARDS ga Yolŋu Radio djämamirr mala marrtjin ga nhäŋal yolŋu meditjin ga borum mala, balanya nhakun munydjutj, ḏingu ga wiripu muka dharrwa mala meditjin. Ga nhä napurr li bäki basketku djämaw wo garaw. Latju mirithirr dhuwal napurr ga djälthirr napurr dhu djorralil wukirri bili yuwalk dhuwal important yuṯa generationgu […]
Yow ŋäŋ’thun ga bukmaknha Yolŋu’yulŋu mala guŋga’yunaraw marr ga ŋayi dhu Balandany mala marr-dharaŋan dhuwalidhi mayali’ mala Yolŋukurr.rnrnAt ARDS, we learn about all the different languages throughout North-East Arnhem Region. Djambarrpuyŋu is the most spoken language, but we have many others as well.rnrnWith the help of all Yolŋu ARDS staff, we are learning about the […]
Yo dhuwal napurru ga marŋgithirr 3 days Literacy workshop-ku djämaw ŋunhal Parap-ŋur napurru bukmak djämamirr mala beŋur ARDS-ŋur djämamirr mala ga Yaluŋur djämamirr mala.rnrnThis week we had a 3-day literacy workshop in Parap. Yolŋu staff and some Yalu staff learnt about spelling differences for Yolŋu Matha languages and dialects for all the North–East Arnhem Region.
