Miriwoong Language and Culture Awareness Course
This course provides practical guidance for day-to-day communications for people and organisations that interact with local Aboriginal people in the Kununurra region.
Introductions and course outline: How does this course work?
FREE PREVIEWCultural and copyright acknowledgement
FREE PREVIEWMiriwoong - Worth saving
FREE PREVIEWIntroductions: KJ
Introductions: David
Introductions: Language Engagement Officers
Why digital?
Perception test
Perception quiz
Perception test - Significance
Miriwoong History: Chapter overview
Miriwoong History: Rough map of Miriwoong and Gajirrabeng country
Miriwoong History: The ‘Kununurra’ myth
Miriwoong History: The beginning
Miriwoong History: Before Kununurra / Station life
Miriwoong History: Aboriginal history and Australian government policies
Miriwoong History: Aboriginal History and Australian Government Policies - Before 1900
Miriwoong History: Aboriginal History and Australian Government Policies - After 1900
Miriwoong History: 1967 Referendum
Miriwoong History: Intergenerational Trauma
Miriwoong History: Recent Past
Miriwoong History: Knowledge check
Australian Languages: Chapter overview
Australian languages
Australian Languages: Languages of the Kimberley
Australian Languages: Aboriginal languages in Kununurra
Australian Languages: Language endangerment
Australian Languages: Why we should preserve language
Australian Languages: Revitalising an endangered language - The work of MDWg
Australian Languages: Knowledge check
English vs Miriwoong: Chapter overview
English vs Miriwoong: How difficult is the language?
English vs Miriwoong: Phonemes of Australian English
English vs Miriwoong: Verb comparison
English vs Miriwoong: Verb paradigms
English vs Miriwoong: IPA consonants
English vs Miriwoong: IPA vowels
English vs Miriwoong: English and its orthography
English vs Miriwoong: Knowledge check
The Miriwoong Language: Chapter overview
The Miriwoong Language: Miriwoong sound system
The Miriwoong language: Miriwoong vowels
The Miriwoong Language: Miriwoong consonants Part 1
The Miriwoong Language: Miriwoong consonants Part 2
The Miriwoong Language: Miriwoong consonants Part 3
The Miriwoong Language: Digraphs overview
The Miriwoong Language: Digraphs Part 1
The Miriwoong Language: Digraphs Part 2
The Miriwoong Language: Digraphs Part 3
The Miriwoong Language: Some common Miriwoong phrases
The Miriwoong Language: Knowledge check
Bonus: LEOs present the Miriwoong sound system
Regional Languages: Chapter overview
Regional Languages: Aboriginal English and Kriol
Regional Languages: From Pidgin to Creole
Regional Languages: Kriol example
Regional Languages: Knowledge check