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Indigenous Literacy Day 2024 Be a Proud Voice for Country

4 September 2024

Indigenous Literacy Day is proudly produced and presented by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation. It’s an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Stories, Cultures, and Languages. This year, we’re celebrating the theme Be A Proud Voice for Country. We’ll be sharing some of the deep and diverse ways children, Elders and families connect with Country; and the significance of Country in Aboriginal Communities.

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For me, literacy is enhanced through the power of music.

Jessica Mauboy, ILF Ambassador

Come with us on a joyful adventure!

Join us as we take you on an exciting journey into three First Nations Communities across Australia. We’re visiting Cunnamulla in Queensland, Vincentia in New South Wales and the Tiwi Islands in the Northern Territory. We’ll be sharing stories, cultures and languages in a day featuring many Proud Voices. 

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This year, we’re celebrating the theme Be A Proud Voice for Country. We’ll be sharing some of the deep and diverse ways children, Elders and families connect with Country; and the significance of Country in Aboriginal Communities.

In collaboration with the Communities we work with, the Indigenous Literacy Foundation has produced a FILM and a LIVESTREAM event. 

  • 15 minute FILMtakes viewers into three Aboriginal Communities to learn about their unique stories, languages and cultures; and this year explores the significance of Country through many Proud Voices.
     
  • 45 minute LIVESTREAM (automatically following the FILM) - come inside the Sydney Opera House for an online celebration with storytelling and song. Join ILF Ambassadors and superstars: Jessica Mauboy, Bianca Hunt, Justine Clarke, Josh Pyke, and more! 

You’ll learn about Dreaming stories from the riverbank in Cunnamulla; join teenagers as they explore culture through poetry and art in Vincentia; and hear incredible stories and songs from children and Elders on the Tiwi Islands. 

We’re also delighted to be launching three important new books from around Australia. Students from these Communities will travel to our celebrations in Sydney.

This is a joyful showcase you can watch on-demand. It's an engaging and thought-provoking adventure for early learners, primary students and adults.

Teacher resources are currently being developed and will be supplied to all bookers prior to the event

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