Save Australia's Indigenous Languages Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-australias-indigenous-languages.html Online petition signatures en-us Wed, 8 Apr 2026 06:57 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Miss Catherine Belsham [Signature #46] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19945860?utm_medium=rss keep it alive please

]]> Sat, 23 Apr 2016 02:59:49 UTC 19945860 Mr. Bassam Imam [Signature #45] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/19045629?utm_medium=rss Indigenous languages are an incredible gift and mercy from GOD. Both indigenous and non-indigenous peoples have a very strong love and attachment to their respective languages.

All languages are important and MUST be fully respected and protected.

]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2015 12:02:22 UTC 19045629 Natasha Gurr [Signature #44] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14880363?utm_medium=rss This is so important ! Let's do the right thing for once !

]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:16:30 UTC 14880363 Rinalda Faraian [Signature #43] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14735758?utm_medium=rss We call on the Prime Minister to stand up and lead the way for the support of our priceless indigenous languages of Australia.

]]> Thu, 21 Feb 2013 12:47:48 UTC 14735758 Ms Paula Stroian [Signature #42] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14729667?utm_medium=rss Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:55:27 UTC 14729667 Mr Nicolae Nichitean [Signature #41] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/14728097?utm_medium=rss I'm not from Australia, but the salvation of even one language is a duty of humanity itself. Thus, it is my right to remind you about the right of these languages to exist and to go on codifying the world and its wonders in their unique way ... It's not a favour, it's an obligation. :)

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:59:08 UTC 14728097 Mike Deacon [Signature #40] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13049454?utm_medium=rss .

]]> Tue, 12 Jun 2012 11:35:44 UTC 13049454 Anthea Mansour [Signature #39] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13046116?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Jun 2012 02:24:55 UTC 13046116 Robyn Read [Signature #38] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13040027?utm_medium=rss I have just been to the Kimberley. It brought home how this country is based on Aborigal beginning and in part that identity comes from language. Preserve these cultures please

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:29:36 UTC 13040027 Ms Patrice Savage [Signature #37] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13039653?utm_medium=rss History will show the importance if preserving the Indigenous languages from extinction.

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:23:30 UTC 13039653 Mrs Tania Budd [Signature #36] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13039561?utm_medium=rss Languages of our first people are key to survival of the oldest living culture on the planet.
And perhaps key to information we may all need to draw upon in the future!!!!!

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 07:12:43 UTC 13039561 Miss Lucinda-Mirikata Deacon [Signature #35] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13039456?utm_medium=rss Indigenous languages must be taught in indigenous communities. If English is the only language in which classes are conducted, it will result in lack of attendance by students who want to speak their own language, whose families then lose their welfare payments even if only one day of classes is missed! This is so unfair! Indigenous people want to learn in their own languages & there is a place for teaching both those languages and English with the right funding which should not be being denied!

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:54:33 UTC 13039456 Mrs Cheryl Kaulfuss [Signature #34] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13039082?utm_medium=rss Keeping the history of this country and the attempts to forbid Original Nations' people to speak their own language it is now essential that you and your govt does all it takes to ensure support for the surviving languages. It is also essential that you and your govt. empower the people connected to those languages and also empower other First Nations people as they endeavour to retain Sovereignty.

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 06:01:59 UTC 13039082 sigrid condon [Signature #33] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13039049?utm_medium=rss this is important australian culture and best if not lost. Vital to respect and preserve ancient languages and culture.

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:56:56 UTC 13039049 Lavinia Jenkin [Signature #32] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13038994?utm_medium=rss It's time to stand up and respect the fathers of our wonderful country

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:50:10 UTC 13038994 Jude Berg [Signature #31] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13038818?utm_medium=rss Let's try and save some of our indigenous culture by working to preserve language and all that goes with that.

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 05:25:34 UTC 13038818 Denise Greenaway [Signature #30] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13038201?utm_medium=rss It would be a disgrace NOT to preserve these rare and unique languages.

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:08:00 UTC 13038201 Ms carolyn ienna [Signature #29] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13038154?utm_medium=rss I wish i knew my indigenous language so i could speak to my people. How sad is that when you can't communicate to your own people

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 03:00:28 UTC 13038154 ms sarah buchanan [Signature #28] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13038083?utm_medium=rss We must preserve the original languages of all nations.

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:45:25 UTC 13038083 Ms DENI LANGMAN [Signature #27] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13037921?utm_medium=rss Indigenous Languages must be preserved fopr all time

]]> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 02:13:42 UTC 13037921 Bozena Sawa [Signature #26] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13013064?utm_medium=rss Lets embrace the Aboriginal past of Australia, be proud of it. Respect the oldest culture on Earth

]]> Thu, 7 Jun 2012 01:56:16 UTC 13013064 Anonymous [Signature #25] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13012664?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Jun 2012 12:12:57 UTC 13012664 Ms Jan Slater [Signature #24] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13012004?utm_medium=rss Language is culture; culture is language. Preserve our languages!

]]> Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:50:02 UTC 13012004 Mr Alex Johnson [Signature #23] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13011929?utm_medium=rss One third of the NT population are indigenous and hold the linguistic future of Australia’s Indigenous Languages in their hearts and minds. But cannot alone control of the policies of assimilation to English only imposed on them promoting the death of our 50,000 year old Indigenous language heritage.

We call on the Prime Minister to stand up and lead the way for the support of our priceless indigenous languages of Australia.

]]> Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:39:30 UTC 13011929 Mr Shannon Holopainen [Signature #22] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13011912?utm_medium=rss It is disgusting that these precious languages - the very vehicles that carry culture and memory - are not only being allowed to pass away, but are being banned by the government: under the intervention, it became forbidden to teach in any indigenous languages before 12pm. This is an international embarrassment and national shame.

]]> Wed, 6 Jun 2012 09:37:24 UTC 13011912 Mrs Amanda Thompson [Signature #21] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12726350?utm_medium=rss We as a nation should be proud to encourage and nurture this land's native languages.

]]> Thu, 10 May 2012 12:08:57 UTC 12726350 Ms Wendy Sharman [Signature #20] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12644838?utm_medium=rss This is a huge opportunity to save what has existed for millennia. Don't let it slip between our fingers.

]]> Sat, 28 Apr 2012 05:03:23 UTC 12644838 Mr Dave Suttle [Signature #19] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12598550?utm_medium=rss Bring back bilingual education. Return Yolngu community councils to Yolngu control. Assimilationist ideology must go. Self-Determination NOW!

]]> Sat, 21 Apr 2012 06:35:01 UTC 12598550 dr Bentley James [Signature #18] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12327268?utm_medium=rss It is so important to enhance the use of indigenous languages, but the choice between langauge and housing or resouces is no choice at all, there must be a fair go for people in this country

]]> Tue, 6 Mar 2012 05:33:15 UTC 12327268 Miss Tanya Smith [Signature #17] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12087427?utm_medium=rss We are being taught the languages in school of nations that are not even Indigenous to the country we live in! Please preserve Aboriginal languages.

]]> Wed, 25 Jan 2012 11:44:48 UTC 12087427 Ms Pamela Meredith [Signature #16] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12076213?utm_medium=rss Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:55:22 UTC 12076213 Ms Clare MsNamara [Signature #15] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12059973?utm_medium=rss Sun, 22 Jan 2012 08:24:18 UTC 12059973 Dr. Naomi Palosaari [Signature #14] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12059141?utm_medium=rss Please support Indigenous Languages. They contain precious knowledge that should not be lost to future generations.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:57:09 UTC 12059141 Nicole Everett [Signature #13] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12059046?utm_medium=rss Don't lose precious Indigenous languages of Australia...please help save and protect them!

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:44:59 UTC 12059046 Mr Chris Milton [Signature #12] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12051146?utm_medium=rss Respect for all languages and cultures within a country is essential, regardless of whether they are indigenous or immigrants. Minority languages should be protected in general and promoted within the relevant communities.

Diversity, not homogenisation, must be the ambition,

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:05:21 UTC 12051146 ms beck wilson [Signature #11] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12049784?utm_medium=rss We call on the Prime Minister to stand up and lead the way for the support of our priceless indigenous languages of Australia.

]]> Sun, 22 Jan 2012 12:50:36 UTC 12049784 Gabrielle Taylor [Signature #10] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12048921?utm_medium=rss I have no comment - the petition speaks for itself!

]]> Sat, 21 Jan 2012 08:40:26 UTC 12048921 Ms Kirstene Ost [Signature #9] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12039869?utm_medium=rss Save Australia's Indigenous Languages. Save language, save history.

]]> Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:39:17 UTC 12039869 Mr Scott Estrich [Signature #8] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12032389?utm_medium=rss Australia's indigenous languages are a critical link to a binding and supportive understanding across cultural boundaries. As an Australian who has lived overseas for many years in non-english speaking countries I recognize the importance of language as a critical representation of yourself and your culture. White australia must be prepared to adopt its black culture through language in order for true understanding to take place.

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 07:37:56 UTC 12032389 Mr. Alexander Gentry [Signature #7] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12032108?utm_medium=rss I supported calling on the President of the United States to support the USA's indigenous languages, so it would be good if I did the same for Australia's indigenous languages even though I am not Australian. I completely and absolutely support the rights of indigenous peoples and indigenous languages everywhere. They are rights which must not only be acknowledged but also must be respected. Thank you.

]]> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 06:18:38 UTC 12032108 Ms Marlee Ward [Signature #6] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12023593?utm_medium=rss Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:24:47 UTC 12023593 mr stephen ferguson [Signature #5] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12023527?utm_medium=rss Go Big Boss!

]]> Wed, 18 Jan 2012 08:05:48 UTC 12023527 Ms Elizabeth Livanos [Signature #4] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12015049?utm_medium=rss So much has been lost but it's not too late to do whatever possible to save and share these languages

]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 10:11:54 UTC 12015049 Joseph Byron Jones [Signature #3] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12014034?utm_medium=rss I understand what it's like to be fighting to preserve and in some cases revitalize one's own Creator given language. I am Indigenous to what is called the United States of America by Foreignors near and far. My langauge(s) have less than 10 speakers. My heart and prayers go out to All Indigenous Peoples trying so desperately to hold on to a Very Major Aspect of our Sovereign Identity.
Mamachchaw "Our Language"

]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:14:03 UTC 12014034 Ms Joanna Kozanecka [Signature #2] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12009996?utm_medium=rss Article 14.1 of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous People, to which Australia is a signatory, says:

“Indigenous peoples have the right to establish and control their educational systems and institutions providing education in their own languages, in a manner appropriate to their cultural methods of teaching and learning.”

THIS IS THE HERITAGE OF THE CULTURE OF THE WHOLE WORLD - PROTECT IT BEFORE IT IS GONE! Thank you!

]]> Tue, 17 Jan 2012 05:18:16 UTC 12009996 mr ben crosser [Signature #1] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12004809?utm_medium=rss Please support the indigenous peoples of Australia to value and teach their local languages in their schools. In fact all australians could be learning them too, what amazing cultural treasures we are missing out on.

]]> Mon, 16 Jan 2012 06:37:37 UTC 12004809