Puliima 2013 Wrap Up
Puliima has once again come to an end. The Puliima Team would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who was involved in the Puliima Forum held at the William Angliss Institute in Melbourne from the 26th to the 30th of August.
Over 200 delegates came from far and wide (Australia, New Zealand and USA) to apart of this amazing event. We hope you all had a fantastic time and left the conference with encouragement and inspiration for your future language endeavours.
This was the 4th Puliima that Miromaa ALTC have held and we are so pleased with the growing diversity of the conference. The forum continues to become bigger and better as the years go by. We feel that this has been the best Puliima so far and we are just so excited to see what lies ahead for the future of Puliima.
Over 50 presenters, 10 exhibitors, our entertainment including the Urab Dancers, our volunteers, our supporters and sponsors, our venue organisers and our service providers and of course our wonderful delegates made this an event to remember. Without all of your input and support Puliima would not be the great event that is is today.
And last but not least Kutcha Edwards for hosting the first ever Australia's Got Language Talent Contest.
Puliima is all wrapped up for another year and our Wrap Pages including photos and highlights are now available to view. Use the quicklinks below to acesss the various areas.
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Media Activity
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Exhibitors
Where Delegates Came From
Puliima Highlights
Australia's Got Language Talent Show
Delegate Feedback
Puliima 2013 Photo Gallery
Our Delegates
Over 200 delegates came from far and wide (Australia, New Zealand and USA) to share in this wonderful event. We hope you all had a fantastic time and left the conference with encouragement and inspiration for your future endeavours.
Image Credit: Katherine Soutar
Our Welcome to Country
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Aunty Carolyn Briggs, Boonwurrung Elder
Carolyn Briggs is an Elder of the Boonwurrung from Victoria Aunty Carolyn is the Naidoc Elder of the year 2011 for Victoria. She is a Storyteller and cultural custodian and shares her energy and enthusiasm for keeping culture strong with the communities in Victoria and beyond. -
Aunty Di Kerr, Wurundjeri Elder
"Working on Country makes me feel connected to my mother and grandmother. My welcome is always done in their honour. That’s why I wear my possum skin, because that’s my mother’s name - Walert, possum."
Image Credit: Katherine Soutar
Our Presenters
We had over 50 presenters from all around Australia, New Zealand and the USA participating in over 30 presentations. The agenda was jam packed with exciting plenaries, hands on workshops and seminars. Highlights included Daryl Baldwin from the Myaamia Centre in Oklahoma, USA, Haydyn Bromley, Iteka Bromley, Temana Bromley and Andrea Khan from The Inhaadi Adnyamathanha Ngawarla Language and Culture Class, Chris Burke from Yarramundi Kids, Gracie Productions, Alyce Sadongei and Susan Penfield from the American Indian Language Development Institute (AILDI) in Tuscan, Arizona and Paul Paton from Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL) and Rhonda Kite from Kiwa Media, NZ - QBooks.
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- KEYNOTE: Daryl Baldwin from the Mayaamia Centre
- Haydyn Bromley, Temana Bromley, Iteka Bromley, Lele Sanderson and Andrea Khan from The Inhaadi Adnyamathanha Ngawarla Language and Culture Class
- Gareth Seymour from the Maori Language Commission
- Ron Wardrop, Kerry Gilbert and Lionel Lovett from Parkes Wiradjuri Language Group
- Desmond Crump and Olivia Robinson from the State Library of Queensland
- Margaret James from Honeyant Readers, Jennifer Inkamala and Rhonda Inkamala from Yipirinya School
- Cathy Bow from Charles Darwin University
- Cat Kutay from UNSW and CITIES
- Stephen Goldsmith and Paul Finlay Department of Linguistics, University of Adelaide
- Kevin Lowe from First Languages Australia
- Estelle Miller and Leonard Miller from Far West Language Centre
- Michael Walsh from AIATSIS
- Ganesh Koramannil from Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education
- Michael Roseth from italklibrary
- Tyler Wellensiek from State Library of Queensland and Cr Phillemon Mosby from Poruma Island
- Rebecca Youdale, Dianne Appleby and Virginia Albert from Nyamba Buru Yawuru
- Mary Ruth Mendel from the Australian Literacy and Numeracy Foundation
- Chris Burke from Gracie Productions
- Alyce Sadongei from the American Indian Language Development Institute
- John Whop and Mavis Bani from John Whop Consultancy
- Wendy Dalitz and Alison Todd from Office for the Arts
- Geoff Anderson from the Endangered Languages Project
- Virginia Westwood and Larissa Searle from Murdoch University
- Arapine Walker from Kura Kaupapa Maori Language Schools
- Hannah Grace and Karina Lester from Mimili Maku Art Centre
- Donna McLaren and Margaret Florey from Resource Network for Linguistic Diversity
- Mandy Nicholson from Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
- Maraea Hunia from Victoria University of Wellington
- Ghil'ad Zuckermann from the University of Adelaide
- Chris Stocks and Kay Harris from the Bureau of Meteorology
- Paul Paton from Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages and Rhonda Kite from Kiwa Media
Image Credit: Katherine Soutar
Our Exhibitors
Our range of exhibitors complimented the Puliima Forum well; from language programs and publications to technology products that can enhance or support language programs. Highlights included the National Congress who were signing up new members and the Honey Ant Readers who had some beautiful products on display. Its encouraging for us all to see what others are doing with their language.
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- Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
- Miromaa Aboriginal Language & Technology Centre
- Muso's Corner
- State Library of Queensland
- Printing Asia
- italklibrary
- Batchelor Institute of Tertiary Education
- Honey Ant Readers
- Kimberley Interpretation Services
- National Congress of Australia's First People
Image Credit: Katherine Soutar
Our Entertainment
We some wonderful performances including moving song and dance from the Urab Dancers from Poruma Island, Torres Strait Islands, singer song writer Corey Theatre and the deadly Kutcha Edwards hosting the first ever Australia's Got Language Talent Contest. It was great to add something fun for our delegates to enjoy outside of the formalities.
- Urab Dancers from Poruma Island, Torres Strait Islands
- Thornbury Primary School singing songs in language
- Jacqui Allen singing the National Anthem in Awabakal
- Kutcha Edwards - Australia's Got Language Talent Show Host
- Corey Theatre winner of Australia's Got Language Talent Show
- Australia's Got Language act
- Australia's got Language judges
Image Credit: Katherine Soutar
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Thank you from the Puliima Team
The Puliima team would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who was involved in the Puliima Forum held from 26th - 30th August 2013 at the William Angliss Institute in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Image Credit: Katherine Soutar
Over 200 delegates came from far and wide (Australia, New Zealand and USA) to share in this wonderful event. We hope you all had a fantastic time and left the conference with encouragement and inspiration for your future endeavours.
Thank you to:
Aunty Carolyn Briggs and Aunty Di Kerr for welcoming our delegates, thank you to our presenters, our exhibitors, our entertainment including Urab Dancers and Kutcha Edwards, our volunteers, our supporters and sponsors, our venue organisers and our service providers.
Without all of your support Puliima would not be the great event that is is today so thanks again.
