A Book Translated from a Language You Don't Know:
Our Dreaming
Written by Kirli Saunders; illustrated by Dub Leffler.
Scholastic Australia, 2022.
Technically, not completely translated - but concepts and words in Gundungurra are included in the main text, with translations in the back.
This is something I am familiar with, with many books published in Aotearoa New Zealand.
As te reo Māori (the Maōri language) has become more and more 'mainstream' the translations have disappeared.
There are books where the te reo Māori words aren't translated at all - because we know them. We use them in our everyday conversations and writing.
I want this for the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia - throughout the world.
I pay my respects to Elders past, present, and future.
PS it has glitter on the covers!
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