Harrison Pedersen

The Northern Territory government needs to stop ignoring evidence and support early intervention programs. That's the message from one NT grassroots organisation as an Oleoresin Capsicum trial, also known as pepper spray, begins in the Territory on September 1.

The New Zealand government's move to reduce the number of Te Reo Māori words in its primary education books would be detrimental to language revitalisation, an acadmeic says. Earlier this month, RNZ reported leaked documents from Aotearoa's education ministry found plans to remove all Māori words except for character names from new books in its Read Phonics Plus series for five to seven-year-old students.

Young leaders are having their say on the importance of Indigenous language and revitalisation programs in Garramilla (Darwin). The Young Champions Gathering is taking place ahead of PULiiMA's three-day Indigenous languages and technology conference, which starts in full later this week. PULiiMA's founder Daryn McKenny says young First Nations people working with languages often have a lot of pressure put on them.