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Preserving language at Cullunghutti Aboriginal Child and Family Centre

01 August 2019
Culture and Capability
Group of children and adults sit on a low wall. In front is a grassed area on which is a pole. On the other side of the pole stands an Aboriginal man. In the background is a fence and trees and more grass.

At Cullunghutti Aboriginal Child and Family Centre, the preservation of language is assured by teaching it in the early years of a child’s development.

Sunday the 4 August is National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day. It has been observed on that date for more than 30 years.

In 2019, Children’s Day is ‘celebrating the early years, and promoting the importance of early years education and care for our little ones.’

And in this, the International Year of Indigenous Languages, what better way to preserve and protect Indigenous language than teaching it to children in their early years.

Watch this happening at the Cullunghutti Aboriginal Child and Family Centre on the South Coast of NSW.

Find out more

Setting apart a day to celebrate children is one way a society values the nurture, protection and education of the next generation, an endeavour crucial to the survival of any society.

For more information, visit National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day 2019.