Indigenous Literacy Day aims to help raise funds to raise literacy levels and improve the lives and opportunities of Indigenous Australians living in remote and isolated regions. We need your support to help raise funds to buy books and literacy resources for children in these communities.
What date is Indigenous Literacy Day?
1 September
This year, Indigenous Literacy Day: Celebrating Stories and Language (ILD) will be held on Wednesday 1 September, and is an annual celebration featuring Indigenous languages, stories, peoples and culture.
What are the key aims of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation?
The Indigenous Literacy Foundation aims to improve literacy levels in remote Indigenous communities. We provide remote Indigenous communities and service organisations with access to new, culturally appropriate books and literacy resources. these books are gifted to communities with no obligation.
Who founded Indigenous Literacy Day in 2010?
ILF was set up in 2011, taking over from the Indigenous Literacy Project (ILP) which had been associated with The Fred Hollows Foundation. In 2010 the ILP had raised $607,000….Indigenous Literacy Foundation.
| Predecessor | Indigenous Literacy Project |
|---|---|
| Founder | Suzy Wilson |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | literacy for Indigenous children and young people |
Why does Indigenous Literacy Day exist?
The History of Indigenous Literacy Day It started in 2004 when former teacher and Brisbane bookstore owner Suzy Wilson created the Riverbend Readers Challenge to raise funds to boost literacy levels, eventually becoming the successful national event we now celebrate annually.
Who started the Indigenous literacy Foundation?
Suzy Wilson
Indigenous Literacy Foundation
| Predecessor | Indigenous Literacy Project |
|---|---|
| Founder | Suzy Wilson |
| Type | Nonprofit |
| Purpose | literacy for Indigenous children and young people |
| Headquarters | Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia |
Who started the Indigenous Literacy Foundation?
What do the 3 Colours on the Aboriginal flag represent?
The symbolic meaning of the flag colours (as stated by Harold Thomas) is: Black – represents the Aboriginal people of Australia. Yellow circle – represents the Sun, the giver of life and protector. Red – represents the red earth, the red ochre used in ceremonies and Aboriginal peoples’ spiritual relation to the land.
Do you need permission to fly the Aboriginal flag?
Permission is not required to fly the Australian Aboriginal flag, however, the Australian Aboriginal flag is protected by copyright and may only be reproduced in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright Act 1968 or with the permission of Mr Harold Thomas.
What does the Indigenous literacy gap mean?
Only 36% of Indigenous Year 5 students in very remote areas are at or above national minimum reading standards, compared to 96% for non-Indigenous students in major cities, according to the 2019 National Assessment Program for Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN).
