Provisional ILC 2007 Program (as at 24 September 2007)

Tuesday 25 September

Time / WHAT’S ON
Morning sessions
8:00 / Registrations open –North Terrace Campus, Napier Building, Level 1
9:00-9:30 / Napier 102 Welcome to Kaurna Country by Kauwanu (Uncle) Lewis Yerloburka O’Brien
Welcome to the University of Adelaide by Prof. Roger Thomas, Director of Wilto Yerlo and Centre for Australian Indigenous Research & Studies
9:30–10:30 / Introduction by: Prof. Peter Buckskin, David Unaipon College of Indigenous Education and Research
Plenary Panel (Alitya Rigney, Jeanie Bell, Raymattja Marika, Leonora Adidi, Lorraine Injie, John Atkinson)
10:30–11:30 / Morning tea (networking opportunities) –Adelaide Uni. Staff Club
TAIKURTINNA performance
11:30–12:30 / Te Haumihiata Mason: “Mäori TV”
Introduced by Rob Amery
Lunch
12:30–1:30 / Welcome lunch, provided by Tauondi, Napier Foyer/LG Napier Lawns?
Uncle Herb Patten performance
Afternoon sessions
1:30–2:30 / Napier 102
Phil Cash Cash: “The land as witness: Nez Perce and Sahaptin Placenames from the Southern Columbia Plateau (USA).”
Introduced by: Dr Alitya Wallara Rigney
3 parallel sessions – 30min. papers
Chairs: Frances Wyld Peter Mickan Kathy McMahon
Napier LG24
027 Sue Hanson, Wangka Maya / Napier LG15
020 Kevin Lowe, Susan Poetsch, Jennifer Munro NSW Board of Studies – ripple effect / Napier 208
001 Patricia Joy – ILC programs in NT schools
3:00–3:30 / Afternoon tea – AU Staff Club
3:30–5:00 / 3 parallel sessions – two 45 min. papers in each session:
Chairs: Pilawuk White Peter Mickan Greg Wilson
014 Batchelor stud. – lge planning and language description
035 Batchelor stud. Central Aust ‘Own Lge Work’ projects / 021 NSW Board of Studies Panel Discussion – ripple effect
012 Lorna Wilson etc Ngapartji Ngapartji / 034 Bowern & McConvell – on-line databases
036 Daryn McKenny – Miromaa –language database

Wednesday 26 September (shared day with ALS)

Time / WHAT’S ON
Morning sessions
8:30-9:00 / Late registrations, Napier building, Level 1
9:00-9:30 / Napier 102
Kaurna welcome by Ngarpadla (Auntie) Alitya Wallara Rigney
Jaky Troy to promote the Hypothetical
(Opening of the ALS Conference)
9:30–10:30 / Introduction by Assoc. Prof. Tracey Bunda, Director of Yunggorendi, Flinders University
Plenary by Te Haumihiata Mason:
“Some of the challenges of writing the first monolingual Māori dictionary.”
10:30–11:00 / Morning tea – Adelaide Uni. Staff Club
11:00-12:00 / Napier 102
Introduction by Jeanie Bell
Plenary by Phil Cash Cash:
“Language and Culture in Two Endangered Language Communities in the Southern Columbia Plateau of western North America.”
Lunch
12:00–1:30 / Shared ILC/ALS lunch, provided by Tauondi, Napier Foyer/Outside LG Napier?
Afternoon sessions
1:30–2:30 / Napier 102
Plenary by Michael Walsh:
“Is saving languages a good investment?”
Introduced by Jaky Troy
2:45-3:15 / 1 x 30min. ILC paper + 2 x 30 min. ALS sessions
Chair: Ian Green
Napier LG29
ILC relevant to ALS:
010 Hill, Sutton & McConvell – Emergency Language Documentation in Cape York / Napier 102
ALS relevant to ILC:
Ghil’ad Zuckerman: Hybridity versus Revivability in Language / (ALS session)
Consult ALS program for details
3:15–3:45 / Afternoon tea – Adelaide Uni. Staff Club
3:45–4:45 / 2 x 30min. ILC papers + 2 x 30 min. ALS sessions
Chair: Christina Eira
ILC relevant to ALS:
005 Kazuko Obata – AUSTLANG
007 Barwick & Thieberger
PARADISEC / ALS relevant to ILC:
Kylie Martin: Ainu
John Giacon: ‘Assoc eating’ in Yuwaalaraay / (ALS session)
Consult ALS program for details
Evening program
6:30–9:00 / Napier 102
Introduction by University of Adelaide Vice Chancellor, Prof. James McWha
Hypothetical Panel – Jaky Troy MC

Thursday 27 September

Time / WHAT’S ON
Morning sessions
8:30-9:30 / Napier 102
Plenary(shared with ALS) by Jane Simpson:
“Language landscapes of children in remote Australia”
9:30-10:30 / 3 Parallel Sessions - 30min. papers X 6
Chairs: Mary-Anne Gale Guy Tunstill Susan Poetsch
Napier LG28
003 Betty Morrison Nakkamarra & Samantha Disbray – Children Talking in TC
030 Dickson - Ngukurr / Napier 108
037 Greg Wilson & DECS:Digital Resources
038 Gilles-Maurice de Schryver &David Joffe -TshwaneLex / Napier LG24
022 Jutta Besold – texts NSW south coast
026 John Giacon – relearning & reteaching NSW lges
10:30-11:00 / Morning tea – Adelaide Uni. Staff Club
11:00-12:00 / 3 Parallel Sessions – 30min. papers X 6
Chairs: Frances Wyld Greg Wilson Jillian Marsh
008 Benjamin Mabo – Meriba Ya TSI lge prof. / 002 Jo Caffrey – Targetted Ling. Training
016 John Hobson – Teacher training accreditation overseas / 006 Enice Marsh – Adnyamathanha
013 Paul Monaghan – Far West Coast Gugada
Lunch
12:00-1:30 / Lunch BBQ provided by Tauondi
Afternoon sessions
1:30-3:00 / 3 Parallel Sessions – 45min. papers X 6
Chairs: Lyn Dent Peter Mickan John Giacon
033 Warlpiri Triangle
029 McMahon etc. – teaching maths with YM / 017 Koori Centre Syd. Uni – teacher training
009 Rhydwen & Jarrett - Gumbaynggir / 004 Christina Eira – collaborative principles in writing up research
015 Kirkbright, Kutay & Riley – Framework for reclaiming lang.
3:00-3:30 / Afternoon tea – Adelaide Uni. Staff Club
3:30-4:30 / 3 Parallel Sessions – 30 min. papers X 6
Chairs: Jeanie Bell Samantha Disbray Jillian Miller
025 Cutlfield, Brennan & Wilika - Dalabon oral histories
028 Joy Bonner – Butchulla program / 032 Paul Paton VACL
019 Jones, Laffan, Chambers, Davy, Patterson – phonetic similarity of Sydney wordlists / Napier LG29
011 Gale, Mickan, McHughes & French – Ngarrindjeri
031 Tania Wanganeen - Narungga
4:30-5:30 / Napier 102
Meeting – to discuss Recommendations from the Conference
Evening program
7:00-9:00 / Conference Dinner: EQUINOX, Union House Level 4, North Terrace Campus, University of Adelaide

Conference Recommendations

We would like to have a draft set of recommendations available for consideration at the commencement of the conference. These recommendations (and others) will be discussed in the meeting scheduled for 4.30pm on Thursday in Napier room 102.

Possible recommendations for consideration might include:

1.  That Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages be recognised as Official Languages of Australia

2.  That the Federal Government recognise that speaking an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander language is not a cause of social dysfunction. In fact, addressing the communication needs of Indigenous Australians goes a long way to addressing such problems.

3.  That the government and its agencies take Indigenous languages seriously. Communication about government business (health, social security, policing etc.) and education are most effective if conducted using people’s first language.

4.  This conference does not endorse the claims made by Noel Pearson that Aboriginal languages do not belong in schools (see article in The Australian)

5.  That Indigenous languages and linguistics courses be given serious consideration within VET curriculum

This is just a start. Please contribute your suggestions for additional recommendations and ideas for refinement of the draft recommendations listed above.

Summary of ILC sessions:

Australian Indigenous Plenary Panel

6 plenary speakers

12 presentations of 45 minutes duration

25 presentations of 30 minutes duration

Hypothetical

3