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Calendar 2016
Honey Ant Readers are putting out a calendar which will have a word or sentence in different Aboriginal languages to highlight their importance and significance. If you would like your language included please email Margaret on: Margaret@honeyant.com.au
Australian Aboriginal Languages – AIATSIS, HARs and ILF
If only we had looked after these languages. Thankfully some are alive and well, with books proudly published in 7 of these these ancient languages by HARs, with enormous support from ILF. For thousands of years, the original inhabitants of Australia, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples occupied the lands with very different boundaries than today,…
HAR dominos and digging stick game
We had lots of fun playing the HAR ‘Honey Ants and Digging Stick’ game using our HAR domino cards instead of a dice. Gradually we started using the mixed number cards such as 2+3. Great for maths, reading and so much FUN! Yes and the 5 year old beat Nana honey ant on this round!
Wingellina student’s HAR school bus
What a super-duper bus with windows for everyone, heading off in the pouring rain. Honey ants come up closer to the surface when it rains, so this makes finding them much easier. This young Wingellina student has that knowledge which makes the reading so much more meaningful for him/her. Inspired by HAR illustrator Wendy Paterson…
Learning to draw with HAR
Nana heading off to dig for a honey ant with her digging stick. We love seeing the student’s work, and enjoy sharing it with you all..
HAR supports many languages
The 3 friends having fun chatting to visitors at The Foster and Kinship Care Expo in Alice Springs about the HARs in their languages – English (Margaret James), in traditional Aboriginal languages ( Marjorie Williams – Luritja) and ‘Thank you’ set on the continent of Africa. (being translated into Swahili by Rosemary Swao and Kiharto).
Kalumburu Remote Community School read HARs
What a great idea! An enterprising teacher at Kalumburu Remote Community School took her enthusiastic students and their Honey Ant Readers on a ‘reading picnic’. Kalumburu is VERY remote! 565 kms from Kununurra, 560 kms from Wyndham, and 650 kms from Derby. The climate up there is tropical with a cyclonic wet season, when the…
Maroochy Barambah and HARs at ACE Conference
Maroochy Barambah , who gave a wonderful ‘welcome to country’ at the ACE conference in the Brisbane Convention centre, is a Song-woman and Law-woman of the Turrbal People – the Traditional Owners of Brisbane. It was a great privilege for Marg to meet her.
