Bilinarra Elder Passes single work   obituary  
Issue Details: First known date: 2008... 2008 Bilinarra Elder Passes
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'Ivy Hector Nambijina-Nangari was born in 1935 and was regarded as one of the last speakers of her language Bilinarra, a severely endangered Indigenous language of the Victoria River District in Northern Australia. Throughout her life, Ivy dedicated herself to keeping her language and culture strong in her tiny remote community of Nijburru (also known as Pigeon Hole - 450km south-west of Katherine).'

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