Word Up

Singer-songwriter Kankawa Nagarra shares some Gooniyandi language to get reacquainted on Word Up.

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for shy and humble.

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for a bark ribbon hanging on a gum tree.

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for unity. 

Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for a song and dance ceremony.

Dr Jesse Hodgetts is a Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle.

Yuendumu community leader Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves wraps up his time on Word Up by sharing the Warlpiri name for his tjukupa.

This week Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves shares a Warlpiri word that encompasses the creation stories, the ancestral beings, the lore, the land and  everything that connects Warlpiri people to country and to each other across time.

This week, Ned Jampijimpa Hargraves discusses a Warlpiri word connected to the cultural law that keeps him focused.

Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves shares the Warlpiri word for home.