This is an Aboriginal run Australian organization which is a national body for community based indigenous language programs in Australia. According to the site, the organisation was established in 1991 in response to the Australian Language and Literacy Policy, to promote the maintenance, retrieval and revival of indigenous languages, through the support of community based language programs. FATSIL “acts in an advisory role on issues relating to Indigenous languages to ATSIC, government and relevant non-government agencies, and provides a communication network to support information sharing between all target groups involved with Indigenous languages in Australia.”
The site provides excellent resources such as newsletters, discussion forums, a monthly profiled language, links to published research. The site apprears to promote a very positive, community-based approach to language revitalization and maintenance.
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