StoryFest 2021 - Lost for Words with Patricia Ellis & Inga Simpson

<h1>Lost for Words</h1> <p>The publication of the Dhurga Dictionary and Learner's Grammar in 2019 is the culmination of decades of work and a turning point in the revitalisation of one of the key indigenous languages on the NSW south coast. The journey began when Brinja-Yuin woman Kerry Boyenga, a teacher at Broulee Public School, approached the principal about teaching Dhurga as a language other than English. From these small beginnings, Kerry and her siblings, Waine Donovan and Patricia Ellis, developed the Dhurga language course as a Certificate 1 in Aboriginal Language/s, which they taught at TAFE campuses in Nowra, Narooma, Ulladulla, Jervis Bay and Moruya. Realising how hard it is to teach a language without a dictionary, Patricia Ellis spent more than ten years researching and compiling this valuable resource. Now, a new generation has the opportunity to learn their language and through that, reconnect with their culture, identity and country. <a href="http://storyfest.org.au/storytellers-2021/#patriciaellis">Patricia Ellis</a> joins <a href="http://storyfest.org.au/storytellers-2021/#ingasimpson">Inga Simpson</a> to talk about that journey and how a dictionary facilitates understanding of culture and connection.</p> <p>Artist: <a href="http://storyfest.org.au/storytellers-2021/#patriciaellis">Patricia Ellis</a><br> Host: <a href="http://storyfest.org.au/storytellers-2021/#ingasimpson">Inga Simpson</a></p> <p>Storyfest Web - https://www.storyfest.org.au/&nbsp;</p> <p>Facebook / Twitter / Instagram - @storyfestinc</p>