Choose from over 70 short, diverse and inspiring video stories from First Nations people including Australia's favourite pop star Jessica Mauboy and talented author and performer Gregg Dreise. There are stories from Stick Mob (a group of four young graphic novelists), children in remote communities, and a selection of pay-to-experience, high-quality workshops made by leading artists, authors and creatives.
This is a great learning resource for all ages and is available until August 2022.
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is a national charity working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander remote Communities across Australia. We are Community-led, responding to requests from remote Communities for culturally relevant books, including early learning board books, resources, and programs to support Communities to create and publish their stories in languages of their choice.
Gifts engaging, new, culturally appropriate books to communities that need them. We have supplied 537,100 books to over 400 communities, featuring at least 40% by Indigenous authors and illustrators.
Promotes early literacy and familiarity with books in children under five with a dedicated story-time session. Carers are supported to share books with their children in home languages and in English.
Produces and publishes books by Indigenous people for Indigenous people. These books are important because they represent culture, community life and language.
Maria believes that this art exhibition has allowed the staff and students to continually raise awareness about Indigenous culture as well as showcase their school’s identity to their local community.
The United Nations General Assembly has declared 2022 - 2032 the Decade of Indigenous Languages. The Decade provides an important platform to celebrate the diversity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ languages for both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
‘Synergetic: A Virtual Restorative Night’ was an online event organised by students of TAFE NSW Ultimo with proceeds donated to the ILF, raising a fantastic amount of over $4000!
Organised by students from TAFE NSW Ultimo, this digital event was a way for the students to test out their event management skills, while also raising money for a great cause.
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation works as an initiative of the Australian Book Industry with the support of:
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Indigenous Literacy Foundation is registered with the ACNC and is a Public Benevolent Institution with DGR1 and TCC status.
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