Strength In Our Stories
Sharing First Nations Stories, Cultures and Languages with children and adults around Australia.
Indigenous Literacy Day FILM
Join us on an adventure through 3 remote Aboriginal Communities to learn about the diverse ways storytelling makes their Communities strong.
In this joyful FILM audiences will travel to:
- Ceduna & Koonibba in South Australia to learn from young author Mia Speed, celebrate Wirangu language, and make Bush Medicine on Country.
- Katherine & Binjari in the Northern Territory to meet student authors of Grinch det K’Taun Krok!, hear from Elders, and learn the creational Dreaming story of Katherine Gorge.
- Warakurna Community in Western Australia to go out on Country, learn about the seasons, and how Miss Daisy’s knowledge and stories are keeping Warakurna kids strong.
45-minute LIVESTREAM
Directly following this, the ILF is hosting a LIVESTREAMED performance at Sydney Opera House where ILF Ambassadors and Special Guests will host performances celebrating Aboriginal storytelling.
These guests include Jessica Mauboy, Lucas Proudfoot, Bianca Hunt, Justine Clarke, Josh Pyke, Dobby and more!
This year we will celebrate the launch of Grinch det K’Taun Krok! (Grinch the K-Town Croc!) written and illustrated by students from Katherine High School in the Northern Territory.
Available to purchase from 5 August 2025
How to Watch
At 10.30am Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) the FILM premieres, followed by a LIVESTREAM from the Sydney Opera House.
The FILM will automatically click over to the LIVESTREAM upon finishing. If you join after 10:30 am AEST, you can restart the video at the beginning.
The entire FILM and LIVESTREAM will be available to watch On Demand after finishing at 12 pm AEST.
How you can be part of ILD 2025
If you are a school, bookseller, publisher, library, business, organisation or individual, you can also contribute and celebrate Indigenous Literacy Day every year by:
- Donate
- Host a Great Book Swap or your own fundraising event
- Register for Busking for Change ‑ ILF's newest musical fundraiser for primary schools
- Donating a percentage of your product sales on this day ‑ popular for bookshops
- Shop our books and merch
- Become a regular giver or set up workplace giving
- Advocate for us on social media and tag @IndigenousLiteracyFoundation on Facebook, Instagram and Linkedin
- Share the Indigenous Literacy Day event within your networks with the ILD promotional materials (coming soon)
Register now for ILD 2025
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About Indigenous Literacy Day
Indigenous Literacy Day is proudly produced and presented by the Indigenous Literacy Foundation in collaboration with the Sydney Opera House.
It’s an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ Stories, Cultures, and Languages.
Indigenous Literacy Day is held on the first Wednesday of September ‑ this year Wednesday 3 September. We’re sharing the diversity of First Nations languages and cultures with audiences across Australia.
Indigenous Literacy Day throughout the years
18 year-old author celebrates Wirangu language in new children's book
350,000 people join search for Tjanpi the lost dog at Sydney Opera House on Indigenous Literacy Day
