Watch

The remote NT schools where bilingual education has been a success

Published 7 June 2024, 9:04 am
A remote Northern Territory community is celebrating its achievements, 50 years after defying orders to stop teaching in language. SBS Correspondent Laetitia Lemke travelled with the NT Education Department to Yirrkala in northeast Arnhem Land, 900 kilometres from Darwin, where bilingual schooling has been a success story. And a warning to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander viewers: this story includes images and voices of people who have died.
Tags
Australia
Indigenous
Share

Recommended for you

A woman with short grey hair, wearing a black jacket and glasses, looks on.

Who is Susie Wiles, the 'Ice Maiden' who will become Trump's chief of staff?

politics of united states

A split image. On the left are two women seated on a couch. On the right is a man speaking.

Worse than Sydney: The renters bearing the brunt of unaffordable Perth

renting

Composite image of two blonde women in their 20s

An OnlyFans content creator planned to go to Schoolies. Now her visa has been axed

schoolies

A split image featuring three photos of Australian brush turkeys.

They aren't 'particularly smart'. But this bird is back in a big way in some parts of Australia

birdwatching

An older woman walking. Houses are in the background.

Tanya is 79 and owns a $2.5 million home. She lives with young housemates

renting

Five cocktails in transparent glasses are arranged on a bar counter.

Methanol poisoning: How risky are our drinks and how can you protect yourself?

biodiesel manufacturing

A woman in a white shirt with short hair stands next to a man in a dark suit. Both wear serious expressions. The Australian flag hangs behind them.

What is the misinformation bill and why has it triggered worries about freedom of speech?

misinformation

Two men wearing suits standing in front of American flags

US presidential election results: What we know so far

2024 united states presidential election