Djukun Nation

25/09/2026

A new children’s book by Djukun woman and language specialist Jaala Ozies is encouraging Kimberley children to talk about their feelings, while helping preserve an endangered language.

25/09/2026

Members of the community gathered in Broome on September 22 for the launch of Djugun: We Speak For Our Country, a book documenting the history, language and cultural heritage of the Djugun people.

27/07/2026

Djugun Language Audio Dictionary Launched as part of NAIDOC Week Celebrations and the article from this event now features in the latest edition of The Broome Advertiser (p10).

https://www.djukunnation.org/news/djugun-language-audio-dictionary-launched-as-part-of-naidoc-week-celebrations

12/07/2026

Djugun Language Audio Dictionary Launched as Part of NAIDOC Week Celebrations

https://www.djukunnation.org/news/djugun-language-audio-dictionary-launched-as-part-of-naidoc-week-celebrations

NAIDOC week 2026 marks a significant milestone with the theme “50 years of Deadly" recognising and honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, cultures, and achievements. Reflecting on the spirit of community, culture, resilience, and survival, on Thursday the 9th July some member

10/07/2026

https://pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/fifty-words-at-a-time,-this-project-is-helping-to-preserve-australias-indigenous-languages?in_c=topstoryblock_2

30/06/2026

https://nit.com.au/19-06-2026/24876/people-born-today-have-every-opportunity-to-be-able-to-learn-their-language-first-language-revitalisation-project-reaches-new-milestone

There have been no fluent speakers of Bangerang for a number of generations, but new documentation and resources are keeping parts of the language alive, and hopefully for generations to come.Key poin...

08/05/2026

🦕 National Dinosaur Day – May 7, 2026 🦕

We celebrate National Dinosaur Day, a special time to recognise Australia’s incredible and unique dinosaur history — and right here on Djukun Country, we are proud to be part of that story.

📍 Broome – the Dinosaur Coast
Broome is home to one of the largest collections of dinosaur tracks in Australia, preserved in the heritage-listed Broome Sandstone. These ancient footprints connect us to a time 130 million years ago, etched forever into our coastline. More info here;
https://www.dinosaurcoast.org.au/

For the Djukun Nation, these tracks are more than fossils — they are part of our living cultural landscape, holding stories, knowledge, and deep connection to Country.
🎬 Sharing our story through film
Djugun filmmaker Cornel Ozies beautifully documents this cultural connection in his documentary Footprints, created for the Songlines on Screen project.
The film premiered and screened at the Sydney Film Festival in 2015, bringing national attention to the Djugun story and the importance of preserving both cultural heritage and the land.

🔗 Watch and learn more:
• Footprints (Screen Australia):
https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/footprints-2014/33297

• ABC Radio National – Songlines on Screen:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/new-nitv-series-documents-songlines-of/7499098

• ABC Awaye – Keeping the Safe: Djugun Songlines:
https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/awaye/songlines-on-screen:-footprints/7558686

🌿 On this National Dinosaur Day, we honour not only the ancient giants who once walked this land, but also the enduring Djukun songlines, stories and cultural knowledge that continue to keep these places alive.
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25/04/2026

This ANZAC Day, we honour our
Great-Grandfather Fabian Brillante (1921-2001) a proud Djukun man, soldier, and true pillar of our community.

Born on Djukun Country to a Djukun motherand a Cuban-born Pearler of Spanish descent father, Fabian grew up in Broome's Chinatown a place where he first learned the Djukun language and many languages spoken across cultures. This early language knowledge became a powerful skill during the war, where he served in the Australian Army and acted as an interpreter in Malaysia, Singapore and New Guinea, helping his fellow soldiers navigate language barriers in service of the nation.
Fabian not only served with honour, but after the war, he was a founding member of the North Ryde RSL Club creating a place of remembrance and connection for returned servicemen and women.

He was the last fluent speaker of the Djukun language, carrying the voice of our ancestors with pride and purpose until his final days.
Since 2001, Fabian now rests in Broome
Cemetery, on the Country that raised him.

Today, Djukun Nation remembers him and every soldier with pride and gratitude
Lest we forget