Mia Speed, an 18-year-old Wirangu woman from Port Lincoln, has authored and illustrated a children's book in the Wirangu language, titled 'Where's my Minya Marlu?'. The book is aimed at reconnecting her nephews and nieces with their cultural heritage and has earned her an A for her SACE Research project.
Mia Speed reads her book to some of her nephews and nieces in Port Lincoln.A Port Lincoln teenager who wrote a book in Wirangu language for her nieces and nephews is for sale in Australia. Mia Speed wants to continue publishing Wirangu language books to empower the next generation.Share article
The Port Lincoln High School graduate wrote and illustrated Where's my Minya Marlu?, a Wirangu language story of a mother kangaroo looking for her joey.She wrote it to read to her nephews and nieces after she couldn't find a children's book written in their Wirangu language.Ms Speed contacted the Indigenous Literacy Foundation after she started university studies in Adelaide and began refining her story for publication.
She launched the book in Port Lincoln during a recent visit to her primary school Lincoln Gardens where she read her book in front of her family and elders.Supplied: Indigenous Literary Foundation"For them, it was really mind blowing that you can explore your language, and you can learn more," Ms Speed said.
"Having books in language allows children to start their literacy journey with books in languages spoken in their homes," he said. "Hearing Mia share Wirangu language as she read her book and watching all of the children hanging off every word was extra special," Ms Ware said.
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