Nalingu Aboriginal Corporation

The Nalingu Aboriginal Corporation is responsible for the research, recording and preservation of the languages around the Maranoa and Ballone Rivers in central Queensland. The office is in the main street of Mitchell, west of Roma.

A committee representing the different languages of the area meets regularly to discuss projects and their progress. Nalingu Aboriginal Corporation works closely with the local council and schools to promote language preservation in the Mitchell district. Young community members are taking an active role in language recording projects and developing skills in using new technology to support the work of the Corporation.

The oral histories of the area are rich with tales of community life at the Yumba camp before the people were forcibly removed from the land in 1967. The Yumba has been retained as a place of cultural significance for the people of the Mitchell area and is central to many activities focussed on the language and culture of the local people.
 

Languages that are spoken or have been spoken in the area covered by this centre include:

Gunggari
Margany
Wangkumara

The links provide the State Library of Queensland holdings for this subject. 

Resources

The Tiger Snake (and other stories)
A set of books for primary school children with easy to learn Gunggari language words and illustrations by Dell Mailman. The collection includes:

• A Collection of Aboriginal Stories
• The Emu Went Walking
• Jurdis (Totems)
• The Beautiful Orchard
• The Black Goanna (Wirrin)
• How the Porcupine got his Quills
• The Emu (Nurinj)
• The Tiger Snake

For information on how to purchase these books, please contact the Nalingu Aboriginal Corporation. 

Contact Nalingu Aboriginal Corporation

Address: 32 Cambridge Street Mitchell Queensland 4465
Phone: (07) 4623 1423
Email: nalingu5@bigpond.com