Well-being and Indigenous Language Ecologies (WILE): a strengths-based approach: Literature review, National Indigenous Languages Report, Pillar 2

dc.contributor.authorAngelo, Denise
dc.contributor.authorO'Shannessy, Carmel
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Jane
dc.contributor.authorKral, Inge
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Hilary
dc.contributor.authorBrowne, Emma
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T00:24:23Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractThe Well-being and Indigenous Language Ecologies (WILE) framework shows how well-being of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples relates to speaking Indigenous languages, Traditional and New. By recognising and responding to the diversity of language experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people across the continent, WILE provides a differentiated model of well-being and Indigenous languages. This marks a significant advance for work in this area, and a tool for differentiating policies and programs. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are held as a strength by their speakers, regardless of the extent to which they are spoken, and contribute positively to their well-being. Much evidence supports their points of view, even though well-being is multifaceted, and has been defined and modelled in different ways, and the present state of Indigenous languages data sets is not without issues. There is general consensus from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples from a wide variety of backgrounds that Traditional Indigenous Languages provide enduring links to country and culture, a sense of identity and community and a (potential) means of healing and redress. A range of economic benefits and opportunities is associated with speaking Indigenous languages, particularly but not exclusively in the domains of art and culture, landcare, tourism, education and training, broadcasting and interpreting and translating. An additional dimension to the relationship between Indigenous languages and well-being is experienced by those Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples who speak an Indigenous language as their first (i.e. the language they have learned as a baby) and strongest language, whether this is a Traditional or New Language. Their well-being is enhanced when they are enabled to utilise this language especially to access services or information which might otherwise be detrimental if English-only. The ways in which Indigenous languages relate to well-being are mediated by factors like the local configuration of languages (the language ecology) and an individual’s language repertoire (the languages they speak and the extent/level they speak them). Contemporary Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have different language repertoires depending on the part of the country they are from, their families’ histories and their individual life experiences. Neither the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s language repertoires nor the language ecologies they live in has been consistently acknowledged in well-being research, or in policy, service delivery and evaluation more generally. This is also true in a lot of the international literature. This has ramifications for generalising research findings. Current demographic data sets with information about speakers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages should be treated with caution as many factors impinge on their accuracy (see 3.6 - 3.7 for details). Particularly prone to inaccuracy are the counting of New Indigenous Languages, language-dialect relationships, language proficiency (speaking fully, somewhat or just a little) and multilingualism (speaking more than one language to some degree). Due caution is advised as use of such language data can lead to unreliable research outcomes. Present day Indigenous language situations across Australia are diverse (no one size fits all), rich (many different languages are involved) and dynamic (the language landscapes are changing).en_AU
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Communication and the Arts ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language CE140100041en_AU
dc.format.extent128 pagesen_AU
dc.format.extentelectronic formaten_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.citationAngelo, Denise, Carmel O’Shannessy, Jane Simpson, Inge Kral, Hilary Smith & Emma Clare Browne. 2019. Well-being and Indigenous Language Ecologies (WILE): a strengths-based approach: Literature review, National Indigenous Languages Report, Pillar 2. Report prepared for the Department of Communication and the Arts. Canberra: ARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National University.en_AU
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-6480548-0-1
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/186414
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.publisherARC Centre of Excellence for the Dynamics of Language, Australian National Universityen_AU
dc.relationhttp://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/CE140100041en_AU
dc.rights© The authors. Prepared for the Department of Communication and the Artsen_AU
dc.rights.licenseCreative Commons License (Attribution 4.0 International)en_AU
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/en_AU
dc.subjectAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languagesen_AU
dc.subjectLanguage policyen_AU
dc.subjectIntangible cultural heritageen_AU
dc.subjectAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander well-beingen_AU
dc.subjectAboriginal and Torres Strait Islander educationen_AU
dc.subjectLanguage ecologyen_AU
dc.subjectTraditional Indigenous Languagesen_AU
dc.subjectNew Indigenous Languagesen_AU
dc.titleWell-being and Indigenous Language Ecologies (WILE): a strengths-based approach: Literature review, National Indigenous Languages Report, Pillar 2en_AU
dc.typeReport (Commissioned)en_AU
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationAngelo, Edna da Silva, The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationO'Shannessy, C., The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationSimpson, J., The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationKral, I., The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationSmith, H. The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.affiliationBrowne, E., The Australian National Universityen_AU
local.contributor.authoremaildenise.angelo@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailcarmel.o'shannessy@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailjane.simpson@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailinge.kral@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailu1019114@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailEmma.Browne@anu.edu.auen_AU
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local.description.notesThis report is embargoed until the release of the main National Indigenous Languages Report which depends on the decision of the Minister for Communication and the Arts.en_AU
local.identifier.absfor200405 - Language in Culture and Society (Sociolinguistics)en_AU
local.identifier.absfor200319 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languagesen_AU
local.identifier.absseo950201 - Communication Across Languages and Cultureen_AU
local.identifier.absseo950302 - Conserving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Heritageen_AU
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local.identifier.doi10.25911/5dd50865580ea
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