Indigenous Languages Grants Guide

Indigenous Languages Grants aim to increase the number and strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages spoken in Queensland in partnerships with Aboriginal peoples and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples.

The importance of language

Language is central to identity and connects people to culture, country and kin. Language is also critical to sharing and preserving cultural knowledge and understanding.

With very few fluent speakers remaining in some areas, many languages could easily be lost in the next few decades. The loss of language means the loss of cultural identity that incorporates unique ways of knowing and experiencing the world.

Ensuring children learn Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages is an integral part of preservation—it forms a sense of continuity between the leaders of the past and the leaders of tomorrow, who will be responsible for carrying languages and culture forward into the future.

Current grants recipients

2023 Indigenous Languages Grants recipients

Region
(based on program delivery locations)

Organisation name

Program name

Funding
(excl GST)

Program delivery locations

South East Queensland

Gold Coast SUNS

Yalgan – SUNS theme song

$8,000

Cararra

South East Queensland

National Trust of Australia (Queensland) Limited t/as Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary

Audioscape creation in Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary Yarning Circle

$8,300

Currumbin

South East Queensland

Centenary SHS Parents and Citizens association

Indigenous language signage and embedding Indigenous language into the curriculum language

$9,500

Jindalee

Far North Queensland

Dabu Jajikal Aboriginal Corporation

Researching, reviving and documenting Dabu Jajikal languages

$10,000

Wujul Wujul

South East Queensland

Hope Dreaming Indigenous Corporation

Consultation, Development, and Guidelines for Kabi-Kabi Curriculum and Resources for Educational entities in teaching Indigenous Languages on Country

$10,000

Nambour

Far North Queensland

Angkamuthi Tribal Aboriginal Corporation

Biocultural Mapping and Language Recording on Seven Rivers Country

$10,000

Injinoo

North Queensland

Diwah Group Limited

Yangga (Jangga) Language and Website construction

$10,000

Townsville

South East Queensland

Jessie Lloyd Music PTY LTD

Kala Lagaw Ya Learning Songs

$10,000

Marsden

South East Queensland

Jinibara People Aboriginal Corporation (JPAC) Registered Native Title Prescribed Body Corporate

Gathering language, gathering community

$10,000

Ipswich

Far North Queensland

Ewamian Limited

Ek Wamin Arrbila - Wamin language here and now

$10,000

Mareeba

South East Queensland

Salt Water Murris Quandamooka Art Gallery

Quandamooka language reclamation through storytelling

$10,000

Dunwich

Central South West

Bidjara Media and Broadcasting / 4RR FM

The Bidjara Language Project: Generation Gundunoo

$9,850

Charleville

Far North Queensland

Mapoon Aboriginal Shire Council

Mapoon Language Project – Preparing for Salvage

$10,000

Mapoon

South East Queensland

Wangkumarra Kawalanyi Aboriginal Corporation

Wangkumarra Language Revitalisation

$10,000

Springwood

North Queensland

Gkuthaarn and Kukatj Aboriginal Corporation

Gkuthaarn Language Cards

$10,000

Normanton

Central South West

Lumburra Bimbi Pty Ltd

Western Kangoulu Language Project

$10,000

Rockhampton

Far North Queensland

Buda:Dji Aboriginal Development Association Aboriginal Corporation

Ngirrma Djabugay Teaching Kit: Stage 1

$9,540

Mareeba

Central South West

Girringun Aboriginal Corporation

Revitalizing Warrangnu Language

$9,837

Cardwell

Central South West

Gidarjil Central Queensland Language Centre

Multimedia resources for learning and teaching languages of central Queensland

$10,000

Bundaberg

Far North Queensland

Torres Strait Island Regional Council

Mepla Voice

$10,000

Cairns

Far North Queensland

Hope Vale Aboriginal Shire Council

Art Yarning Project

$6,950

Hope Vale

North Queensland

Doomadgee Aboriginal Shire Council

Share our Language – Youth Art project

$6,200

Doomadgee

Central South West

Mithaka Aboriginal Corporation

Mithaka Language Discovery and Preservation

$10,000

Windorah

Central South West

Gummingurru Aboriginal Corporation

Bunya Burra Language Project

$10,000

Gowrie Junction

Far North Queensland

Dulabed & Malanbarra Yidinji Aboriginal Corporation (DMYAC) RNTBC

Duga Yidinj Gurruun (Learn Yidinj Language)

$10,000

Gordonvale

Previous grants recipients

Contact us

If you would like to receive email communication about future Indigenous languages initiatives, please call the Culture and Reconciliation Team on (07) 3003 6440 or email us on ilg@dsdsatsip.qld.gov.au.

Indigenous Languages Grants, 20 Mar 2024, [https://www.qld.gov.au/firstnations/grants-funding/languages]

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