Ara Irititja Software Licence

In recent years, Ara Irititja has served as a model for Indigenous groups outside of the APY Lands. Ara Irititja assists Indigenous organisations to maintain and promote their own cultural traditions. The Ara Irititja Project team has guided the establishment of a number of community history and language projects drawing upon the Ara Irititja experience. There are now more than 20 separate language groups who are developing projects using the special Ara Irititja software. They will all benefit from the results of the new browser/network platform development. The organisations pay software licence and training fees to contribute to the financial sustainability of the Ara Irititja Project.

In the Northern Territory, this includes the NT Library Libraries and Knowledge Centres program (multiple community licences), Central Land Council (multiple licences), Tangentyere Council and Warlpiri Media. In Victoria, the Koori Heritage Trust (State-wide) has commenced the program. There is a successful program at St John of God in Broome, WA. Assistance is also being given to Ngaanyatjarra Council, Martu History and Archive Project and Juluwarlu community, all in WA. Projects have commenced at Nepabunna in SA and Armidale in NSW.