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RESULTS: 7 ITEMS FOR CATEGORY Language & law

Gunwinygu [gup] see all Gunwinygu
Lost without translation: what the Bininj missed
Source: Murray Garde/Land Rights News
An account from Murray Garde about language misunderstandings between government representatives and Kunwinjku-speaking Bininj people about township leasing at Gunbalanya leading to serious misrepresentation of the wishes of the community and traditional owners.
https://cloudstor.aarnet.edu.au/plus/public.php?service=files&t=b5b5c8b9e121a8972ef01445513df932
This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.17/10/2015
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Luritja/Pintupi [piu] see all Luritja/Pintupi
Universal Declaration of Human Rights in the Australian Pintupi-Luritja Language
Source: United Nations High Commission for Human Rights/ANU/L. Macdonald/S.J Dixon/S. Holcombe/K. Hansen
A translation of the Declaration of Human Rights into Pintupi/Luritja, the first in an Australian language. See news articles from ANU and the ABC. The translation is also available at from ANU. (See also the English version.)
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/UDHR/Pages/Language.aspx?LangID=piu
This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.24/10/2015
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Murrinh-Patha [mwf] see all Murrinh-Patha
Murrinh tetemanthay ngarra murrinh law kardu bamam thanguna: Murrinhpatha - English Legal Glossary
Source: Lysbeth Ford and Dominic McCormack
The Glossary shows non-Murrinhpatha speakers (including judges, lawyers, police etc) how English legal terms are rendered in Murrinhpatha. It is also a tool for Murrinhpatha legal interpreters and the people of the Thamarrurr region. Written in in collaboration with Wadeye elders Frank Dumoo and Claude Narjic, it is based on earlier work by Michael Walsh and Chester Street. See also this associated paper.
http://bowden-mccormack.darwinwebdesign.com.au/WebsiteContent/articles-papers/murrinhpatha-legal-glossary.pdf
This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.05/06/2012
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Yolngu [aus-x-yoq] see all Yolngu
English - Yol?u Matha Legal Dictionary
Source: ARDS/Aboriginal Interpreter Service/North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency
A downloadable PDF containing detalled descriptions and translations of legal terms in plain English and in Yol?u Matha.
http://www.ards.com.au/365_docs/attachments/protarea/ARDS-801c8750.pdf
This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.10/11/2015
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Bread verses Freedom: Treaty and stabilising Indigenous Languages
Source: Lester-Irabinna Rigney
In this paper from 2002, Lester-Irabinna Rigney advocated for the formal recognition of Indigenous languages through constitional amendment and the establishment of a National Indigenous Languages Institute. The paper also discusses issues of reconciliation and language stabilisation and revitalisation.
http://www.flinders.edu.au/yunggorendi-files/documents/Paper_no3_lirbread.pdf
This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015
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Ensuring the ongoing survival of the oldest living culture in the world
Source: Australian Human Rights Commission / Mick Gooda and Katie Kiss
The paper argues that the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples should be implemented so that legislation, policy, programs and service delivery empower rather than disempower communities, through observing principles of self-determination; participation in decision-making, free, prior and informed consent, and good faith; respect for and protection of culture; and equality and non-discrimination. The document repeatedly emphasises that support for Indigenous languages is an element in the promotion and protection of rights and identity.
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/2014_AHRC_DD_4_Culture.pdf
This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015
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Social Justice and Native Title Report 2013
Source: Australian Human Rights Commission / Social Justice Commissioner
The report surveys progress in the last 20 years and how lessons learnt can forward Indigenous human rights and improvements in outcomes. The report notes that real meaning can be given to the rhetoric of human rights through a framework based on the principles of self-determination, participation in decision-making, underpinned by free, prior and informed consent and good faith; respect for and protection of culture; and equality and non-discrimination. Languages and bilingual education are important elements. See also Social Justice Report 2012.
https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/social_justice_native_title_report_2013.pdf
This is the date when the item first appeared in this virtual library. It may have been changed or updated since then.06/08/2015
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