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Word Up shares the diverse languages of black Australia from Anmatyerre to Arrernte, from Bidjara to Bundjalung, from Nyungar to Ngaanyatjarra, from Yankunytjatjara to Yorta Yorta—one word at a time.
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Heather Mitjangba Burarrwanga is a Yolgnu woman from Galiwinku/Elcho Island in north-east Arnhem Land, and a senior cultural tutor at NAISDA Dance College.For Word Up, she shares the Yolgnu word for 'butterfly'.
Kankawa Nagarra discusses the important connection between First Nations peoples and our lands.
Walmajarri, Gooniyandi and Bunuba Elder Kankawa Nagarra shares the words for grandchild.
Gospel singer and language legend Kankawa Nagarra shares the Gooniyandi word for 'river'.
Gospel and blues singer-songwriter Kankawa Nagarra pays tribute to her daughters on Word Up this week.
Kankawa Nagarra shares the traditional name for an important place on Gooniyandi Country in the central Kimberley region in Western Australia.
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.
Meet Ned Jampijinpa Hargraves, a Warlpiri advocate from Yuendumu sharing the language of peace: 'ceasefire - no guns'.
Gari Tudor-Smith shares the Gangulu name for 'catfish'.
Gari Tudor-Smith contemplates the different personalities and stories of birds on Gangulu Country.
Gari Tudor-Smith explains the importance of listening carefully and closely, and notice how the familiar stories and words deepen in meaning over time.
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hey word up, what's the music being played at the first of every episode?