RETRACTED: Reconceptualising a Quandamooka Storyweave of language reclamation

Abstract

This article outlines a complex, vibrant, interweaving of language as a decolonising practice through creative outcomes. I will summarise how the Quandamooka tradition of weaving served as a theoretical framework for the reclamation of Jandai language. Shaped by a paradigm of language reclamation, it describes a Quandamooka worldview which is based on the connection Quandamooka people have with our Ancestors and our Country. The article identifies the integration of local ways of thinking and doing as a framework for the Quandamooka Storyweave, which was created to be more culturally relevant for the Elder participants, allowing them to share their stories and knowledge in more meaningful and culturally affirming ways. Lastly, the role of how the Quandamooka Storyweave, based on the symbolism of the fibre practices of our Ancestors, the Quandamooka Grannies and Grandfathers, is applied to support the reclamation of Jandai language through visual stories is discussed.