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Forum:
Perpetual Motion: Indigenous Communication - Then and Now
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give
us the answers! - Ann Clancy - Sat,
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hey
Michael and Rex, don't ask us the questions - tell
us the answers!
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conflict
between traditional culture and modern technology
- Rex Guthrie - Fri, 22 Jun 2001, 07:21 |
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Do
you think technologies such as satellite TV and the
internet are in conflict with Indigenous traditional
cultures? What are the dangers? What are the possible
benefits?
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Tell
Me What You Think - michael diorio
- Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 14:09 |
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Today
Indigenous people use technology to develop and preserve
their own cultures.
The attachment below shows a painting by Aboriginal
painter Kerwingie (Kerry ) Giles (1959-1997)called
Untitled in 1994 gouache on watercolour paper.
What interpretation do you think Kerwingie is trying
to show in her painting?
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Attachments:
Kerwingie (Kerry ) Giles - untitled
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Message
sticks - ann ann clancy - Thu, 21
Jun 2001, 14:00 |
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Everyone
talks about message sticks, but traditionally what
are they used for and who by?
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Aboriginal
people run TV stations
- michael diorio - Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 11:47 |
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Do
you watch Imparja TV ?Is it very different from other
TV stations you have seen ?
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Using
New Technologies - michael diorio
- Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 11:27
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Can
you think of ways that Aboriginal people use technology
to preserve their cultures?
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Re:
Using New Technologies
- ann ann clancy - Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 13:59
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Michael
and Rex - Given that most Aboriginal langauages are
oral (vs written) how can Internet technologies be
used for communications between people who are living
in traditional ways and who may not be literate in
any language? Are there any lessons on this from the
Ara Irititja archival database project?
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Re: Using New Technologies - Rex
Guthrie - Fri, 22 Jun 2001, 06:35 |
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Hi
Ann,
Two things that come with the internet is globalisation
(which is another term for Western dominence of 'culture')
and the dominence of the English language. This is
a worldwide problem for all languages and cultures
and underlines the need for Indigenous organisations
to create their own web sites and portals.
Ara Irititja does have some lessons - the large colourful
buttons which are labelled in Pitjantjatjara and the
pictorial content have proven to be suitable for elders
who would otherwise be labelled 'illiterate' (in the
sense of being able to use an 'English' computer).
I think that purpose built websites could be made
for Indigenous language users. I can see that, in
the future, there will be less emphasis on the qwerty
and more on video and audio content - both which are
advantageous to minority language groups. - Trouble
will be bandwidth which will have to increase dramatically.
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Re:
Using New Technologies - roger edmonds
- Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 11:29
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I've
listened to Station 5UMI-FM in Pt Augusta and I heard
a lot of country and western music. How come?
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Re: Using New Technologies - michael
diorio - Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 11:38 |
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Some
Aboriginal people's traditional music is no longer
practiced .Today some Aboriginal people use new styles
of music -in traditional ways . For example , Adnyamathanha
man , Buck MCKenzie , writes country and western songs
about his land - and his connections to it. This is
exactly what traditional music did {and still
does in some places in Australia }
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BRACS
-  Rex
Guthrie - Wed, 20 Jun 2001, 21:25 |
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In
1988 the ‘Broadcasting in Remote Aboriginal
Communities Scheme’ (BRACS) was instigated in
over 100 remote Aboriginal Communities across Australia.
A typical BRACS installation included satellite TV
dishes and decoders, television retransmission equipment,
video cameras, editing equipment and a radio console.
BRACS was loosely modelled on EVTV (Ernabella) and
Walpiri Media (Yuendumu). Two significant aspects
of BRACS was that it gave communities the ability
to broadcast their own video and radio programs but
also enabled communities to ‘switch off’
television transmissions.
Do you have any questions about BRACS?
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BRACS - ann ann - Thu, 21
Jun 2001, 10:57
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How
much do you think these BRACS systems have contributed
to cultural regeneration and maintainence? Are people
on the Lands equally interested in local content and
content from elsewhere?
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Re: BRACS - Rex Guthrie -
Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 13:42 |
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Hi
Ann,
BRACS contribution to cultural regeneration varies
greatly from community to community. In communities
such as Yuedumeu and Ernabella where there active
media projects are based, the contribution has been
significant. An example is 'Bush Medicine' a 50 min
production by EVTV. "Bush Medicine" was conceived
and produced by Women elders out of the desire to
teach younger women where to find and how to administer
bush medicine. The production was a great success
and when it was shown to elders at Indulkana, those
elders were so inspired that they too went out into
the bush and made their own video about bush medicine.
On the other hand, where BRACS equipment was installed
into communities with little support or interest,
there naturally was little benefit. The equipment
is the easy part, it's garnering community support
and enthusiasm where the main work is to be done.
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Re:
BRACS
- Roger Edmonds - Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 09:35
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Hi
Rex
I would like to know why BRACS was instigated in the
remote Aboriginal communities and what the possible
benefits to have come from the BRACS scheme for Aboriginal
communities?
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Re: BRACS
- Rex Guthrie - Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 20:08 |
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Hi
Roger,
One of the primary benefits from BRACS was that it
delivered Community control over TV broadcasts (not
the other way around). For example at Ernabella, TV
was originally broadcast from Monday to Thurs. TV
was banned from Fri to Sunday so that traditional
pursuits such as hunting and gathering were maintained.
The community didn't want their lifestyle imposed
on by TV. Today this no longer happens, nevertheless,
the community still has a strong sense of pride from
their active participation in TV productions and broadcasting.
And perhaps it is this pro-active element of BRACS
which brought most benefit.
Also BRACS facilities gave communities the ability
to broadcast on radio in their own language - an invaluable
means to preserve local languages, local culture and
community values.
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Re: BRACS - Rex Guthrie -
Thu, 21 Jun 2001, 13:47 |
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The
initial catalyst for BRACS was the introduction of
Satellite TV to remote Australia. Traditional communites
were concered about losing their precious culture
and language through western TV. As it was unlikely
that TV could be kept out, some communities decided
to fight fire with fire and produce their own material.
I have to go now so I'll post another reply about
benefits later today.
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Chat
in Language - annie ann - Wed, 20
Jun 2001, 21:18
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Does
anyone know if there are any chats for Aboriginal
language speakers on the Internet? Rex - is anyone
thinking of setting these up on the AP Lands?
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Chat in Language - Rex Guthrie -
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annie,
we are thinking about setting up virtual meeting places
on a portal site for the Central Western desert. Not
sure whether a 'chat site' as such would work but
we are currently exploring the idea. Currently PY
Media has a small portal set up at www.waru.org. which
basically provides information about various organisations
and activities on the lands
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