Many Indigenous communities are exploring ways of preserving their culture and the knowledge of their elders in a
digital format. The multimedia nature of the Web is proving ideal for cultures which are oral and pictorial rather than
written. Sound recordings, videos, photographs and animations are all being used to store and deliver traditional
culture in CD-ROM or over the Web. Some Indigenous nations are choosing to make their stories widely accessible
by providing them on open access with translations and audio files in English in addition to the original language