Mission
Preserve, organise and share Naath language, oral histories and cultural resources through accessible digital collections and learning.
About Naath Foundation
Building a living digital home for Naath language, memory, cultural knowledge and learning — so future generations can discover, study and carry them forward.
OUR STORY
Preservation that connects generations
Naath Foundation was created from a simple concern: much of Naath history, language and cultural knowledge continues to live in people — in memories, voices, songs, stories, family histories and community experience. When those voices are not documented, knowledge can become harder for younger generations to reach.
Our purpose is to help preserve that inheritance responsibly and make appropriate material easier to discover through digital technology, education and community participation.
MISSION & VISION
What guides the Foundation
Vision
A future in which Naath people everywhere can access trusted cultural and educational resources and contribute to preserving their heritage.
Approach
Community-led, source-aware and respectful of the difference between public knowledge and material that may require restricted access.
WHAT WE DO
One foundation, connected collections
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Digital Library
Books, documents and catalogue records for language, history and culture.
Explore the library →🎙️Oral Histories
A growing home for recorded memory, community voices and external archival discovery.
Visit Oral Histories →🎓Naath Academy
Structured learning pathways for language, culture, history and digital heritage practice.
Start learning →🌱Naath Kids
Age-friendly stories and learning resources designed to help heritage reach the next generation.
Explore Naath Kids →
FOUNDER'S STORY
Why Naath Foundation came to life
“Naath Foundation grew from a simple concern: much of our history, language and cultural knowledge continues to live in the memories and voices of our people. If we do not document and pass that knowledge forward, future generations may inherit only fragments of it.”
The Foundation is intended to bridge tradition and technology: creating a place where community knowledge can be preserved carefully, where younger people can learn, and where researchers and educators can discover materials with clearer context and attribution.
Changkouth Bouth
Founder, Naath Foundation
CULTURAL CARE
Not everything belongs in unrestricted public access
Naath Foundation recognises that cultural material can carry different expectations of access. As the archive develops, items may be identified as Public, Community Access, Restricted or Preservation Only, according to contributor wishes, rights considerations and appropriate community guidance.
LOOKING FORWARD
Help build the archive responsibly
Future growth can include recorded interviews, language resources, manuscripts, photographs, children’s materials, community research and partnerships with archives and educational institutions.