Memorandum of Understanding signed with AIATSIS

AIATSIS CEO Craig Ritchie and First Languages Australia Manager Faith Baisden sign the MOU. Photo AIATSIS

Increased access to language materials, collaboration and promotion of language projects are the focus of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) which was signed by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) and First Languages Australia in May.

AIATSIS CEO Craig Ritchie said the partnership is especially significant given the Institute’s role as caretakers of a vast collection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language materials. First Languages Australia Manager Faith Baisden said it is essential that both organisations honour the trust placed in them by the language custodians.

‘This means that we work together to see that language knowledge is securely archived, and that we find ways to make it more accessible for community members when they need to research and use the materials for new language projects,’ Ms Baisden said.