1. Project Title: Our Language is Important Concept: Incorporating Indigenous language in campus signs 2. Background The theme for NAIDOC 2017 is ‘Our Language is Important’. NAIDOC Committee Co-Chair...

1.    Project Title: Our Language is Important

Concept: Incorporating Indigenous language in campus signs



2.    Background
The theme for NAIDOC 2017 is ‘Our Language is Important’.
NAIDOC Committee Co-Chair Benjamin Mitchell stated that:
"The preservation and revitalisation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages - the original languages of this nation - is the preservation of priceless treasure, not just for Indigenous peoples, but for everyone."

The School of Engineering and Technology (SET) Indigenisation Committee is interested in projects that promote the inclusion of indigenous perspectives into SET unit curriculums and cultural awareness. They like the idea of aligning a project with the 2017 NAIDOC theme of ‘Our Language is Important’.

The committee discussed the idea of incorporating the local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island languages into signage on each CQU campus. One of the committee members suggests that this would be very complex. The committee chair wants further information before raising the idea with the relevant funding body.


3.    Your task
You have been tasked to provide the Chair of the SET Indigenisation Committee with further information in relation to the project. The Chair will act as the Project Executive for the project.

The information is to be provided in the following five submissions: