The award is the first of its kind to lead, advocate for and implement training and resource development for Indigenous language education pathways in the U.S.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages can be seen as an integral aspect of cultural health. While colonisation has had devastating effects upon Indigenous languages, communities are increasingly reclaiming their languages, as a means to cultural preservation, community wellbeing and healing. Currently, there are no tools that specifically measure the potential positive impacts of language revival on the wellbeing of Indigenous peoples. This article brings together two broad constructs, social and emotional wellbeing and language reclamation, and describes an approach to developing a survey instrument to measure the relationship between Indigenous languages and wellbeing. With an emphasis on decolonising approaches to research, it steps out the key activities undertaken to develop the Indigenous Language and Wellbeing Survey. This article highlights the importance of addressing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander research priorities. It also shows how qualitative material ca
Kota Kinabalu: The Kota Kinabalu International Film Festival (KKIFF) contributes to the filmmaking skills development of youths in Sabah and beyond through its programmes, said Tourism, Culture and Environment Minister Datuk Christina Liew.