Veronica Perrule Dobson AM (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.
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]
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. [2] She was a pioneer in the development of Arrernte language curriculum materials at Yipirinya, an indigenous school in Alice Springs. [3]
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] [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] She also was a senior advisor on the Indigemoji app launched in 2019. [7]
She has been awarded for her community service as a teacher and research collaborator. She often shares her natural history knowledge with the public. [8] [9]
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link)Veronica Perrule Dobson AM (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.
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]
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. [2] She was a pioneer in the development of Arrernte language curriculum materials at Yipirinya, an indigenous school in Alice Springs. [3]
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] [4] 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. [5] 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. [6] She also was a senior advisor on the Indigemoji app launched in 2019. [7]
She has been awarded for her community service as a teacher and research collaborator. She often shares her natural history knowledge with the public. [8] [9]
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