Veronica Perrule Dobson Explained

Veronica Perrule Dobson (born 1944) is an Eastern Arrernte linguist, educator, elder, Traditional Owner, author and ecologist. She is instrumental in establishing Eastern Arrernte as a written language.

Early life

Veronica was born at Arltunga, Central Australia, in 1944. She lived on the Arltunga Mission for approximately 10 years.[1] Her family re-located to Lytentye Apurte (Santa Teresa) mission then she moved to Alice Springs at the age of 16 where she worked in domestic service and in some of the local factories.[1]

Career

Veronica has worked as a translator, interpreter and educator of the Arrernte language and culture for many years. She co-authored Eastern and central Arrernte to English dictionary, to establish Arrernte as a written language and has written educational materials for teaching the language. She was a pioneer in the development of Arrernte language curriculum materials at Yipirinya, an indigenous school in Alice Springs.[2]

Veronica is a botanist and ecologist drawing on her vast knowledge of Arrernte culture, local plants and their uses. She knows the food and medicines of the Arrernte lands intimately and has co-authored books on botany and worked with scientists on projects about plants, water quality, bush fire management, Arrente concepts of relatedness, the Native Seed Bank, and has contributed to a number of reports and papers on indigenous ecology.[1] [3] She has worked with staff of Central Land Council, NT Parks and Wildlife and CSIRO. She helped establish the bush medicine garden[1] at the Olive Pink Botanic Garden and the Alice Springs Desert Park in central Australia.[4] She served on The Merne Altyerre-ipenhe (Food from the Creation Time) Reference Group advising on ethical guidelines for the bush foods industry in central Australia. She also was a senior advisor on the Indigemoji app launched in 2019.[5]

She has been awarded for her community service as a teacher and research collaborator. She often shares her natural history knowledge with the public.[6] [7]

Works

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Veronica Perrule Dobson - NAIDOC Female Elder. National Indigenous Television (NITV). 13 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Yipirinya School. 14 July 2015.
  3. Web site: Love of land and language inspires new generations. It's an honour. Australian Government. 14 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Australia Bush Food: Wildlife park grows native desert food. AP Archive. 5 August 2015.
  5. Web site: Indigemoji team Anwerne-akerte. Indigemoji. en. 2020-01-19.
  6. Web site: Sleath, Emma . 'Itchy grub' link to bush medicine. ABC Alice Springs online . 4 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Sleath, Emma . Sacred caterpillars plentiful after the rain. ABC Alice Springs online . 8 Feb 2015.
  8. Web site: Author: Dobson, Valerie. Living Archive of Aboriginal Languages. 13 July 2015.
  9. News: CSIRO congratulates members of Merne Altyerr-ipenhe (Food from the Creation time) reference group. 30 October 2015. Centralian Advocate. 16 November 2012.
  10. Web site: Honorary Awards: Veronica Dobson. Charles Darwin University. 14 July 2015.
  11. Web site: NEW Webby Gallery + Index. 2021-03-18. NEW Webby Gallery + Index. en.
  12. Web site: Digital Communities 2020. 2021-03-18. Prix Ars Electronica. 7 October 2010 . en-US.
  13. Web site: First Nations Media Australia Award winners radioinfo. 2021-03-18. radioinfo.com.au. 22 December 2020 . en.

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