Preserving Australia's endangered heritages: Murrinhpatha song at Wadeye [ 2004-01-28 - 2011-03-30 ]

Research Grant

Researchers: Dr Lysbeth Ford (Chief Investigator) ,  Dr Michael Walsh (Chief Investigator) ,  Nicholas Reid (Chief Investigator) ,  Prof Allan Marett (Chief Investigator) ,  Associate Professor Linda Barwick
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Brief description Preserving Australia's endangered heritages: Murrinhpatha song at Wadeye. This project will produce authoritative, thorough and archivally sound musicological and linguistic documentation of one of Australia's most vibrant indigenous song traditions, the public dance songs of Murrinhpatha people at Wadeye, NT. We will work with traditional owners to document three song genres (Dhanba, Wurlthirri, and Malkarrin) in the light of their historical and contemporary interrelationships with other local genres. More broadly, we will assess the song corpus as endangered cultural heritage of national and international significance, and will develop and apply appropriate electronic media interfaces to ensure longterm conservation and accessibility of the research within the community and outside.

Funding Amount $650,000

Funding Scheme Discovery Projects

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