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In this chapter Meg Mooney reflects on her work firstly as literature production coordinator for the bilingual education program at Pintupi-Luritja schools, and then some years later supporting two-way science education programs in a number of Central Australian communities including Papunya, Haasts Bluff and Mt Liebig in the Pintupi-Luritja region. The events, which took place in the late 1980s and then between 2009 and 2014, are retold as anecdotal, almost poetic episodes. They focus on successful Indigenous Language and Culture (ILC) activities which were supported by committed local Aboriginal staff and school principals. Meg also touches on the future for materials created during the bilingual education program.
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Mooney, M. (2017). Stories from Central Australian Indigenous Community Schools in the Pintupi-Luritja Region. In: Devlin, B., Disbray, S., Devlin, N. (eds) History of Bilingual Education in the Northern Territory. Language Policy, vol 12. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2078-0_21
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