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Kowanyama Aboriginal language program revives cultural connection
Aboriginal languages once banned under colonial rule are making a classroom comeback, creating new connections to culture in remote western Cape York Peninsula.
Kowanyama, north-west of Cairns, is home to three distinct language groups that were almost eradicated.
- Mark Rigby
- ABC News
But they are now being taught to students at Kowanyama State School and it is having a far …