Ngapartji Ngapartji - supporting indigenous languages

Over the last few years a number of language speakers, linguists and language workers have identified the urgency of the issue of supporting indigenous languages.

In response a petition to the Federal government has been put together, Please follow the link below to either print out a hard copy or sign this petition online in support of indigenous languages. http://www.fatsil.org.au/component/option,com_joomlapetition/Itemid,/catid,1/func,viewcategory/

For more information regarding the status of indigenous languages please head to the Ngapartji Ngapartji website;
http://www.ngapartji.org/content/view/19/79/

or to the Transient Languages and Cultures blog;
http://blogs.usyd.edu.au/elac/

and here is a great essay that was on Radio National recently
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/linguafranca/stories/2008/2410952.htm