Geoff Anderson's chapter in this book offers 'a personal account of the introduction of Wiradjuri language to schools and school communities in Parkes in central New South Wales. It discusses the need for language, culture and heritage, including the personal healing required, that can contribute to recovery from the loss of language and identity for Indigenous people' (page 67).

Geoff Anderson, 'Introducing Wiradjuri language in Parkes' in John Hobson et al (eds), Re-awakening Languages: Theory and Practice in the Revitalisation of Australia’s Indigenous Languages (Sydney University Press, 2010) 67

Laws and policies in the 19th and 20th centuries prevented Aboriginal children from speaking and learning their language. More recent laws and policies have attempted to address this.

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Geoff Anderson, 'Introducing Wiradjuri language in Parkes' in John Hobson et al (eds), Re-awakening Languages: Theory and Practice in the Revitalisation of Australia’s Indigenous Languages (Sydney University Press, 2010) 67

Language revitalisation

Language revitalisation