Other supporting organisations
Cultural Survival
For 40 years Cultural Survival has partnered with Indigenous communities around the world to defend their lands, languages, and cultures. Cultural Survival publicises Indigenous Peoples’ issues, undertakes letter-writing campaigns and other advocacy efforts to stop environmental destruction and abuses of Native Peoples’ rights, and works on the ground in Indigenous communities, always at their invitation. Cultural Survival has consultative status with the United Nations. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with satellite offices in Guatemala and Colorado.
Friends of Bilingual Learning
Formed in 2008, Friends of Bilingual Learning (FOBL) are a network of interested citizens who recognise the importance of language for learning, human development, identity and wellbeing. FOBL supports the development of the NT as a multilingual society which acknowledges the place of communication through Indigenous languages and English.
Indigenous Literature Foundation
The ILF aims to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous children living in remote and isolated regions, through the delivery of books and literacy resources, publishing and visits to remote communities. The ILF assists with the writing and publishing of books in the child’s first language as well as English, recognising the benefits of learning in home languages.
The National Trust (WA)
The National Trust of Australia (WA) takes an holistic approach to heritage and gives equal consideration to natural, Aboriginal and historic heritage as well as moveable and maritime heritage. The Trust supports Aboriginal Heritage principally by working with Aboriginal communities to establish foundations with the Trust to pursue community based conservation programs. The Trust works closely with each foundation to oversee a range of activities including connecting Aboriginal people with the land; rock art restoration, invasive species assessments, archaeological studies, language preservation, interpretation programs, as well as training and development.
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Our Languages
The Our Languages website is a place to share and collaborate on activities to support Australia’s 250 plus Aboriginal languages. From learning to commence a language program, to finding out what tools and resources exist to help, even to actually learning a language – the site aims to make all of these things and more available.
Batchelor Press
Batchelor Press is the publishing arm of Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education, Northern Territory, Australia. The teaching and learning resources developed at Batchelor Institute are produced primarily for Indigenous Australian students living in remote communities. Many of these resources focus on the transmittal of Aboriginal languages.
Western Australian Aboriginal Leadership Institute
The Western Australian Aboriginal Leadership Institute (WAALI) is an independent, for purpose organisation based in Perth, with the aim of inspiring and supporting Aboriginal people to take up leadership opportunities to strengthen their families and communities.
Funding
The Christensen Fund
For 40 years Cultural Survival has partnered with Indigenous communities around the world to defend their lands, languages, and cultures. Cultural Survival publicises Indigenous Peoples’ issues, undertakes letter-writing campaigns and other advocacy efforts to stop environmental destruction and abuses of Native Peoples’ rights, and works on the ground in Indigenous communities, always at their invitation. Cultural Survival has consultative status with the United Nations. It is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with satellite offices in Guatemala and Colorado.
The National Library of Australia
The Community Heritage Grants (CHG) program provides grants of up to $15,000 to community organisations such as libraries, archives, museums, genealogical and historical societies, multicultural and Indigenous groups. The grants are provided to assist with the preservation of locally owned, but nationally significant collections of materials that are publicly accessible including artefacts, letters, diaries, maps, photographs, and audio visual material.
Office of the Arts
The Office of the Arts is the Australian Government department which administers programs and policies that encourage participation in and access to Australia’s arts and culture through developing and supporting cultural expressions, including Indigenous culture, languages and visual arts.
First Peoples Worldwide
Founded in the US in 1997, First Peoples Worldwide is an Indigenous-led organisation focused on funding local development projects in Indigenous communities all over the world while creating bridges between communities and corporations, governments, academics, NGOs and investors in their regions. FPW facilitates the use of traditional Indigenous knowledge in solving today’s challenges, including climate change, food security, medicine, governance and sustainable development.
First Languages Australia
First Languages Australia promotes communication both among its Indigenous community members and also between those communities and other government and non-government agencies who may influence the survival of languages. It works to ensure the wishes of Indigenous community members are voiced in key decision-making processes at all levels that impact on the current and future management of their languages. It also supports the sharing of community experience, resources and expertise and encourages sustainable partnerships that support the broad spectrum of language endeavours.
PALS
PALS, Partnership-Acceptance-Learning-Sharing, is a WA Government initiative, which encourages Western Australian schools to develop projects that promote reconciliation in their local community. It offers funding for various types of reconciliation projects, including arts and culture and Aboriginal language and history.
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