Supporting Indigenous Language Communities
The Australian Society for Indigenous Languages (AuSIL) is committed to serving Indigenous language communities in Australia and the Timor region. Our work began in Australia in 1961 and expanded to include languages communities in the Timor region in 2002. We work alongside church leaders to facilitate translation and encourage the use of Scripture in their languages. This involves training Indigenous translators, supporting Bible translation projects, creating biblical resources, audio recording, Scripture distribution and more. We’d love more workers to join us, so that we can respond to the many requests from language communities.
We are a not-for-profit organisation registered under the Associations Act in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Here is a video from a recent workshop that we were part of.
Acknowledgement of country
We acknowledge the First Nations people as the traditional custodians of this land. We pay respect to all First Nations people, and we recognise and respect the rich heritage of language, culture and knowledge which has been passed down through the generations on this land. We also thank the First Nations people for the way they have cared for this land with respect and reverence.
We furthermore acknowledge God as the creator of this land, and pray that God will lead all Australians down the path of reconciliation as we seek to live together in unity and harmony.