Kriol interpreter services are used across Australia and often form a bridge between Indigenous communities and the wider population. Yet many people don't see the need.
"My grandmother was an interpreter," Ms Tkac said."I did it for the first time and I thought, 'Gee I'm fluent', because I spoke it as a child."
Ms Tkac is an Anindilyakwa Interpreter from the Groote Eylandt archipelago and is based in Darwin with the Aboriginal Interpreter Service. Ms Tkac completed a diploma in interpreting and has accreditation with the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters. "I was living in Darwin from zero to 15, and I moved as a 15-year-old back to my community, and I had to learn .
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