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Engaging in the Reading Opens Doors Library can also showcase your workplace's support of Indigenous literacy. Having the Library physically in your office can allow staff to be constantly engaged with the work of the ILF. As Heidi explains, it has provided Wotton + Kearney with an ongoing conversation around ILF, so that Indigenous literacy is always present and represented.

Learning to read in your First Language helps to strengthen identity, pride, culture, and connection to Community and Country. Seeing your language written in a published book sends a clear message that your language is acknowledged, important and worth maintaining.

"Some cultures around the world have four seasons that they look out for on a calendar; Summer, Autumn, Winter and Spring. Us Yawuru mob, we don't have four seasons that are told to us by a calendar. We have six seasons and Country tells us when they have arrived by what we feel, see, taste, smell and hear."

Nic, Ana and Daisy are three Speech Pathologists from Western Australia who have a passion for swimming and social justice. They have fundraised $2,280 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) by "˜dipping' in the ocean once a week for a whole year. A dip means that at least their shoulders must be under the water.Â

National Reconciliation Week (NRW) is an annual event run by Reconciliation Australia that asks all Australians to reflect and learn from First Nations peoples and Communities. There are a number of significant dates during this week. Learn about what they mean and what you can do.

Over the last six years, many much-needed items have been distributed to remote and regional Communities by the Dr Steve Burroughs Foundation. And now books from ILF's Book Supply program are reaching families too.

The Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) is proud to publish a new book from Napranum Community, We Look, We Find representing the first time a children's picture book featuring Thanynakwith language has ever been commercially published.

Celebrating the launch of the 2023 Great Book Swap at Sydney Taronga Zoo and the University of Queensland

"It was such a valuable experience for our team. We were lucky to have the opportunity to meet incredible First Language learners and teachers from across Australia. It really was a place for the sharing of techniques, ideas, skills and passion. And there is such amazing work being done throughout these Communities."

We would like to welcome our current Youth Ambassadors! Learn about Lachie, Penelope, Josh and Sydney.

Where does a Pogo Oga monster live? Does a Mongolian Death Worm eat camels? Do Mug Monsters grow in every coffee cup that is left out over the weekend? You will have to read The Monsters of McKyus to find out! This month, Elizabeth Arrigo, one of two Publishing Projects Editors at ILF, attended the book launch of The Monsters of McKyus on Thursday Island.

In late October this year we held our Create Initiative for the very first time in Darwin and for the first time since 2019.

When Zoe Smith, a Speech Pathologist at Central Australian Aboriginal Congress in Alice Springs, NT first heard about ILF's Book Supply program she thought it was "almost too good to be true".

Through their online fundraiser and school event, Cardijn College in South Australia raised over $2,700 for the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF)!

While working in over 500 locations nation-wide, Camp Australia were keen to support the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) during National Book Week.

To celebrate National Reconciliation Week (NRW) this year, Telstra held a competition rewarding employees who created the best internal event educating their staff about reconciliation. The team that won voted overwhelmingly to donate to the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF)!