News

Our two year project Ancient Languages New Sounds project has finished in fine style with a beautiful double album of songlines and stories from several Dhuwa clans and a NIMA to go with it! The double album won best ‘NT Traditional Music’ at the National Indigenous Music Awards held in Darwin in August.…

With generous funding from the Commonwealth Government Indigenous Language and Arts, ARDS has been developing a health dictionary app which will be a tool to help interpreters, health practitioners and patients to communicate and understand each other. Language barriers and differing approaches to health…

Buku-waṯthunawuy Nininyŋu RomAncient Languages New SoundsOver the weekend, Darwin hosted the 18th Annual National Indigenous Music Awards (NIMA). We are pleased to announce ARDS has won the 'Traditional Music Award of the year'.Buku-waṯthunawuy Nininyŋu Rom - Ancient Languages New Soundsemerged…

Outback Spirit has begun its season with a bang! Every second day we have 22 guests coming on the Outback Spirit Tour through Arnhem Land. The first port of call is our wonderful and beautiful Welcome to Country Ceremony with Galpu Clan Leader Djalu Gurruwiwi and his family members. One Clan Leader,…

ARDS is working with clan leaders in Galwin’ku to provide mediation and restorative justice for Yolŋu and Balanda in Galiwin’ku. Part of our job is to support clan leaders to meet and to help them communicate decisions they make in accordance with Yolŋu law.We have been consulting with many different…