Newara Aboriginal Corporation

Newara Aboriginal Corporation Reclaiming and reviving Anaiwan language, culture and history through research and education.

That is the completion of our Anaiwan Welcome babies to country photographs. Our team will now work towards the ceremony...
26/06/2026

That is the completion of our Anaiwan Welcome babies to country photographs.
Our team will now work towards the ceremony day during NAIDOC.
Exciting times šŸ‘£āœŠšŸ¾šŸ¤

Minimbah BIG DAY šŸ‘£ā¤ļø
25/06/2026

Minimbah BIG DAY šŸ‘£ā¤ļø

We will have a small stall with language resources, T shirts and cultural items available for purchase at the Minimbah N...
24/06/2026

We will have a small stall with language resources, T shirts and cultural items available for purchase at the Minimbah NAIDOC BIG DAY tomorrow at 10am - come check us out and have a yarn šŸ‘£

Hey Anaiwan Mob! - Community Release Statement:Nēwara Aboriginal Corporation is pleased to share the Nēwara Anaiwan / Ng...
19/06/2026

Hey Anaiwan Mob! - Community Release Statement:

Nēwara Aboriginal Corporation is pleased to share the Nēwara Anaiwan / Nganyaywana Lexicon as a collated community record of words connected to the Anaiwan language, culture, Country, kinship, and daily life.

This lexicon is not being released as a final dictionary or fixed authority. It is a gathered record of words drawn from historical documents, archival material, language notes, ceremony resources, linguistic research, and community knowledge. Some words, spellings, meanings, pronunciations, or interpretations may be incomplete, uncertain, contested, or incorrect.

The purpose of this release is to begin a respectful process of community accepted, driven and led decision making around the Anaiwan Language. As Anaiwan people, families, Elders, knowledge holders, and community members, we need to work through the lexicon together so that the language can be rebuilt as a representation of the Anaiwan community as a collective.

Nēwara recognises that language recovery is not a simple or a singular process. Many records were written down by outsiders, often using inconsistent spelling systems, limited understanding, and incomplete cultural context. This is why decision-making around language needs to be done at a community level, and to allow the Anaiwan community to have the power to make decisions with language moving forward.
For this reason, the lexicon should be understood as a starting point, not an end point.

We have also been working hard with local families, who hold deep community and cultural roots as well as language understanding, with the plan of developing an Anaiwan Language Committee. Within this group, the appropriate processes will be engaged from the community regarding these decisions when it comes to Language Revitalisation.

If you would like to join the Anaiwan Language Committee, help nurture, strengthen, and provide valuable information forward regarding the revitalisation of the Anaiwan Language, please email: [email protected]

As stated, the Lexicon isn't establishing anything new; it has compiled all recorded information regarding the Anaiwan Language over the years. Whether what's compiled is correct or not isn't the discussion initially. From here, we want to work directly with the community to rebuild the language and allow the community to feel as though they have the relationships to make decisions based on our own language.

LEXICON LINK:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ccMsctvsdRfxXz7zcqhiCyrIHsLDbjdR/view?usp=sharing

Thank you,

Nēwara Aboriginal Corporation

Amazing to see the Aboriginal Languages Trust support community led, supported and endorsed movements across the state. ...
17/06/2026

Amazing to see the Aboriginal Languages Trust support community led, supported and endorsed movements across the state. Language is a living aspect of our culture, community must be at the forefront of decision making and future movements when regarding language. We are currently working on establishing a committed relationship with our language we provide with community led initiatives and decision making.

16/06/2026

Hey Mob,

How phone has been down this week. Sorry for any inconvenience - we are working on it.

If you need to call directly please call 0411077167

Thanks for your understanding.

Good morning Mob! Please see the details for our catch up and final photo shoot for our Welcome babies to Anaiwan countr...
15/06/2026

Good morning Mob!

Please see the details for our catch up and final photo shoot for our Welcome babies to Anaiwan country ceremony.

Please contact through details on the flyer.

12/06/2026

ā€˜Once you know the name - look, listen and learn. Because Country is going to teach you something else as well.ā€™ Jacqueline Allen (Wonnaruah/Awabakal) describes how she teaches children Language.

Watch the powerful roundtable discussion on YouTube: www.youtube.com/

12/06/2026

Office will be closed from 11-2pm today as we are short staffed and are attending maintenance at the cultural block during this time.
Sorry for the inconvenience.

We are expanding our team again! If this is something you would be interested in or know someone who would flourish in t...
10/06/2026

We are expanding our team again! If this is something you would be interested in or know someone who would flourish in this role please email your resume to: [email protected]

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