Celebrating Indigenous Literacy Day 2021
On 1 September we celebrated Indigenous Literacy Day, an annual celebration featuring Indigenous languages, stories, peoples and culture.
The Library team created an Indigenous Literacy Day guide featuring a selection of resources about Indigenous literacy and languages, Indigenous authors and stories.
Resources featured in the guide allow students to:
- watch and listen to the Marrin Gamu song, featuring five Indigenous languages
- learn how to greet someone in the language of the land on which you live
- read a translation of Advance Australia Fair in Dharawal language
- listen to Adam Briggs read his debut childrens book, “Our Home, Our Heartbeat”
- watch interviews with other Indigenous authors including Kirli Saunders and Ambelin Kwaymullina, and hear them talk about their stories
- enjoy a Virtual Warrane (Sydney Cove) experience while listening to a Dreaming story
- learn how to help the Indigenous Literacy Foundation to continue its work in remote communities
- and much more.
All students, staff and College families may access the Indigenous Literacy Day resource guide here.
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