Newsletter December 2022
RUIL Research Newsletter December 2022
Mawng Songmen Travel to Portugal
Mawng songmen Rupert Manmurulu and Renfred Manmurulu travelled from the remote community of Warruwi with DECRA Fellow Dr Reuben Brown for the 46th International Council of Traditional Music (ICTM) World Conference. There they presented a paper which highlighted examples in Mawng of dialogic engagement and performed a cross-cultural collaboration of shimauta and manyardi for the Closing Ceremony. Continue reading...
News in Yankunytjatjara
Rebecca Defina, Sasha Wilmoth and Wanyima Wighton have been assisting with ICTV’s News in Language program. The program began in April 2021 and produces, broadcasts, and distributes short news videos in Indigenous languages, mostly Western Arrernte, Warlpiri, Pitjantjatjara, and Yankunytjatjara, as well as in simple English. Continue reading...