The Indigenous Literacy Foundation wins the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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The Indigenous Literacy Foundation has spent years working with remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities across the country to create books, resources and programs in which First Nations kids can see themselves, their culture and their languages.
That work has just been recognised on the world stage, with the charity winning a major international award for children's and young adult literature, worth $725,000.
Indigenous Literacy Foundation CEO Ben Bowen shares what the win means.
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