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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages

State Library's Indigenous Languages Program supports the revitalisation and celebration of Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages. Through community-led workshops, co-designed programs, and partnerships, mob are supported to work with language materials in meaningful, self-determined ways — at the Library or online.

Grounded in respect and truth-telling, the program builds strong partnerships that honour Country and elevate First Nations knowledge.

Interactive Queenslander Languages Map

Explore our interactive map on diverse Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages.

Programs and resources

Women participating in the Research Discovery Workshop at the State Library of Queensland.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander word lists
Discover a range of words from saying g’day to place names to animal names and more.
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Scragg, Sarah. (n.d.). Dancers Performing at the Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival, 2009, Collection reference: 10183 Laura Aboriginal Dance Festival photographs.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collections
Explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures through photographs, manuscripts, oral histories and digital stories collections.
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Boneta Marie-Mabo, Recipients of Round 1 of the Indigenous languages creative arts residency (L-RDean Tyson and Georgia Corowa)
Indigenous Languages creative arts residency
Residencies support First Nations creatives to celebrate, revitalise, and innovate First Nations languages.
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Woman using computer at the Caboolture public library
Tool kits
Our tool kits aim to provide community members, language workers and others with useful information to promote community language revival programs and activities.
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Funding acknowledgment: State Library of Queensland's Indigenous Language Project is supported by funding from the Indigenous Languages and Arts Program (ILA) from the Australian Government's Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communication: Ministry for the Arts.