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Computer culture:

In Coen, Cape York, today's technology is preserving the indigenous past.

The computer culture project is helping to make children's education the town's number one priority. The programme is supplementing the oral transmission of culture and highlights the connection between education and cultural survival.

Computer Culture project trains students to record their elders' stories and culture onto web sites, CD's and digital video.

The Glencoe Foundation provided the computers and software.

Members of the Coen community have been to stay at International House in Melbourne and four of the Vietnamese scholarship students have visited Coen and talked to students about their lives in Vietnam.

Read about Lan's two visits to Coen

Links:
Computer Culture Project
Noel Pearson Priority Papers
www.iep.net.au
www.balkanu.com.au

Lucas with tutors Coen.

At the launch of the
computer culture project.

Alan Creek

Students Coen Primary School

Noel Pearson with Lan

Margaret Sellars.

 

Lan talking with students in Coen about life in Vietnam .

Tim Jaffer with Colin and Noel Pearson

 

Residents of Coen dancing at the Laura Dance Festival 2003.

 
We have now completed the supply of computers to this project. We look forward to contributing again in Cape York.  
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