‘Let Our Voices Fly’

The theme for NSW Aboriginal Languages Week 2025, ‘Let Our Voices Fly’, reflects the strength and resilience of Aboriginal languages, celebrating the shared journey to connect, speak and fly. It captures the vision of communities coming together to speak and celebrate languages with pride, ensuring the thrive for future generations.

Cultural principles and protocols

When it comes to teaching and learning Aboriginal languages and culture, schools must work in partnership with their local Aboriginal communities, in line with local cultural principles and protocols.

Video resources

The NSW Department of Education, in partnership with the NSW Aboriginal Education Consultative Group (AECG), has developed these video resources to inspire, excite and support national efforts to preserve Aboriginal languages.

Video 1 - Welcome to NSW Aboriginal Languages Week (13:35)

Hear from Murat Dizdar, Secretary at the NSW Department of Education, and Ray Ingrey, President of the AECG, as they come together to open NSW Aboriginal Languages Week 2025. This message celebrates the theme, Let Our Voices Fly, and features voices from students across NSW schools, highlighting the powerful, community-led work happening state-wide in language revitalisation.

Video 2 - Day in the Life of an AECG Aboriginal Language Educator (2:51)

Join NSW AECG Aboriginal languages educators Aunty Ruth Hammond and Uncle Rod Towney as they share their passion, deep knowledge for teaching at Geurie, Wongarbon and Wellington Public Schools in NSW. This video captures the excitement and pride of students and staff learning Wiradjuri language and the powerful role language educators play in keeping culture and connection alive.

Video 3 - Early Language Learners at Community XChange (2:05)

Explore how early childhood and education care service Community XChange, located in Mt Druitt NSW, is supporting language revitalisation through teaching and sharing language to their early learners through the Ninganah No More language program.