Staff :: Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation

Senior Linguist / Language Co-ordinator

Noongar woman Denise Smith-Ali lived her early life in her father’s Kaniyang Country (Noongar). Her mother is Wilman Clan (Noongar). Denise is from Bilya Moort (River people).

Denise has always had a strong interest in her culture and language, and has worked for two decades on reviving and maintaining Noongar language. In 1997-2002 Denise was part of establishing an Aboriginal K-3 School. In 2001, Denise became a Noongar LOTE teacher. Denise qualified with a Batchelor of Arts in Language and Linguistics from Batchelor Institute of Indigenous Tertiary Education in 2008.

Denise is now the Senior Linguist/Language Coordinator for NBLCAC, undertaking forensic analysis of the extensive recordings, transcriptions, historic materials, lexical database, morphology, dictionary, sketch grammar and phonology.

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Training Linguist

Alison Nannup is a young Nyoongar Yindjibarndi woman from a long line of story tellers and published writers. She is completing her Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics and is a writer of both fiction and non-fiction. Alison’s published work includes a Noongar language book, academic papers in relation to both-ways research, the Nyoongar moort (family) system, Nyoongar journey ways throughout the South-West of WA and the bilingual Bindi-bindi Koondarminy wer Maamoong waangka stories.

Alison currently works at the Noongar Boodjar Language Centre scoping the forensic analysis of the extensive recordings, transcription and historic materials.

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Administration

Rachael Mogridge is a Yoowat and Wilman Noongar woman from the southwest of WA. She has lived most of her life in Perth and has four children. Rachael has a long history in education, and worked for numerous primary schools as an Aboriginal and Islander Education Officer (AIEO) from 2006 to 2018.

Rachael has worked with the Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation as receptionist since 2018.

Rachael has a very keen interest in language and culture, and is participating in the Prison Project, teaching Noongar language to Noongar people in custody for future generations.

Staff

Denise Smith-Ali

Leah Councillor

Alison Nannup

Annelise Jansen

Bethia Blond

Rachael Mogridge