Charmaine Bennell

Charmaine Bennell is a Noongar author and illustrator from Western Australia. Her published books are written the Noongar language, the language for Indigenous Australians the South West of Western Australia. She is the daughter of Glen and Phyllis Bennell (née Wallam) and was born in Pingelly. When she was a child her family moved to Bunbury.

Charmaine was a Noongar language teacher at Djidi Djidi Aboriginal School in Bunbury[1] and is now studying Bachelor of Arts of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics.[2] while working at Sister Kate's Charmaine started the Languages Other than English program to teach Noongar. She is passionate about saving and teaching the Noongar language.[1][3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Sharon Kennedy (9 July 2010). "Learning Noongar language". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. "Board of Directors". Noongar Boodjar Language Cultural Aboriginal Corporation. 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  3. "Western and Northern Aboriginal Language Alliance Conference - List of Authors". Batchelor Press. 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  4. "Nyingarn Koorda Djinanginy = Echidna looks for a friend / Charmaine Bennell and Cindy Garlett ; illustrator Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. "Maambakoort / Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  6. "Marlak / Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  7. "Kaditj-Kaditj / author and illustrator Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  8. "Ngalak Waakarl Ngardanginy : We're going on a Rainbow Serpent Hunt / Story and illustrations by Charmaine Bennellaccessdate=30 April 2016". National Library of Australia.
  9. "Koorlbardi wer waardong = The magpie and the crow / Kathy Yarran : illustrated by Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  10. "Koora koora = Long long time ago / Gloria Dann ; illustrations Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  11. "Windja Yongka Kwobidak Bwoka Baranginy = Where the kangaroo got his beautiful coat / Valma Humphries ; illustrations Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  12. "Maawit Nget-nget Koomba Keba Waakarl = The Little mouse and the great big water snake / Kathy Yarran ; illustrations by Charmaine Bennell". National Library of Australia. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  13. National Library of Australia Catalogue
  14. Moort family reader series, [Batchelor, NT] [Batchelor Press], 2012, retrieved 30 April 2016
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