ABSTRACT
Documentation of revitalisation languages has been constrained by the need to establish what counts as valid data. This chapter highlights the meanings of language revitalisation events and products in relation to broader community goals of reclaiming cultural identity, strength, and autonomy. Revitalisation languages by their very nature have limited living knowledge in community and rarely have had a full and comprehensive lexicon and grammar recorded. The chapter looks closely at various ways in which Aboriginal people have been making their mark on public events and public visual space with language. It explores the protocol of Welcome to Country, in both spoken and visual forms, and then looks at other practices of naming and signage, on and within buildings and other public spaces. Naming places and other signage in public space is another method used by Aboriginal people to reinstate the language on the land, while simultaneously asserting their presence and jurisdiction on Country.
