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Let’s Chat: NAIDOC// Heal Country
This week is NAIDOC week, and we will be having a chat about what NAIDOC week is and diving into this years theme, Heal Country.
Before we get started I wanted to acknowledge that I am posting this from Wadawurrung Country. I am a proud Arrernte man living on Wadawurrung Country. Both of these places have huge significance to me, from the place my ancestors were born and raised, and my family still live on, to where I live now, on Wadawurrung Country where I raise my own family, I work, live and play on this land.
I would like to share same of my favourite artists/music as a starting point for you to show your support for our wonderful and ever so talented First Nations people
JK47:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1MS6lYWuDWugNbdDhzEHvF?si=4mLsL9LvRYSSNo4Cmr8fUg&dl_branch=1
In particular, this version of “Changes”.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3393zlOpodllBdrukRiKdJ?si=QJoQJlRsQ5C7f_XrWEdbKQ&dl_branch=1
Abandoned
https://open.spotify.com/track/4Cp6TSLiqnAWE5aX8H2N3M?si=SCS25vT5R9G3oE6nUSMetQ&dl_branch=1
BAKER BOY:
Note: He is the first Aboriginal artist to have mainstream success rapping in the Yolngu Matha language
https://open.spotify.com/track/6jKvE6QgVH3DzYd2lCyNAF?si=G5K3pjzmQqiPbhnPackgXA&dl_branch=1
My favourite BB songs...
Can never go wrong with Cool As Hell
https://open.spotify.com/track/3ncvIzmFCoGJV6MUcSIMzC?si=-Cb4zF3SSAi61sm9g1PM0w&dl_branch=1
ZIGGY RAMO:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/068h92tgvxKyexVLhE75Q7?si=mfz4iB0wSPWLTxjNDj8sqA&dl_branch=1
My favourites of ZR’s songs...
This cover of Little Things.
https://open.spotify.com/track/3RKLw3FWFWph34Pvqjp14S?si=Gb-gJBizTj6NrOpVO1X9Hg&dl_branch=1
Anything from the “Black Thoughts” album.
https://open.spotify.com/album/6AsDVcY3UTIB4aEv7ADBVH?si=EVBEZY-lQ2C3irxYkeSWow&dl_branch=1
J-MILLA:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1sQJVmNoYaMV05kdys6jy0?si=PKFHZNBZSDKsQlf2rlNP_g&dl_branch=1
Some of my favourite J M songs...
Unlock the System:
https://open.spotify.com/track/6hr2UoVXitTPeHPakLqEy8?si=R3nSi21wRp233g4TitxwoA&dl_branch=1
60K+
https://open.spotify.com/track/3cOtFwugN8gGcJNFlqxY8J?si=SYCf02moRcWD9f8YB80RuQ&dl_branch=1
JIMBLAH:
https://open.spotify.com/artist/7BnfILwdEttQMdli7VsYQB?si=zhn5iVHuSP6KbVUp5v39Nw&dl_branch=1
My favourite Jimblah songs...
Resolution (cover)
https://open.spotify.com/track/0lW2MPTRABqMsRMy1x3WqA?si=kggJX4wkQ_KEDQrYyYiAYQ&dl_branch=1
And I can’t go past these...
The Children Came Back by
Briggs, Gurrumul, Dewayne Everettsmith
https://open.spotify.com/track/6Ms3ebVxVUaVzZB2sfyOzl?si=zngNzH7IR-qKIt7h9r19Ow&dl_branch=1
This song tributes old mate Archie Roach’s “Took the Children Away”
A Tribute to Yothu Yindi by Gurrumul
https://open.spotify.com/track/36BBRlSy14Q2VQ0ZQx77yZ?si=ZowR9yzEQOqErK6txEj6iA&dl_branch=1
And lastly this Like A Version of Black Fella, White Fella.
https://open.spotify.com/track/71TuFmpcMiQSrAbt94Zlrk?si=kHeegriET-CTenUjV0ZASQ&dl_branch=1
Music is a huge part of my life, listening and playing music is a way for many people including myself to share stories and express ourselves.
Throughout this week I will add replies to this thread with art work, movies, influential people.
Onto our theme for this NAIDOC week....
This years theme is Heal Country.
To me, heal country means not only sustaining the physical land myself and my people stand on, but also the lands, sacred sites, waters, customs and languages.
We want stronger measures to protect these and value them, holding onto these for more people to learn from.
How will you follow in the theme of Heal Country?
Do you know of any First Nations people doing great work and would like to share?
Hey, community 👋 I went ahead and created a mega-thread (the forum thread version of a mega-mix and while I'm at it, here's a great remix of Yothu Yindi's "Treaty" skip to about 3:00 if you don't like long intros 😆)
Anyway, scroll through these pages to read all our past NAIDOC events in one place! I'm also very open to feedback on whether this kind of thread works/if there's a way I could do it better 🤓
Next week will be our very first Slow-Mo GR of this year! *cheering* If you're not sure what a Slow-Mo GR is, or want to know how it is going to be run, check out this thread here for all the info 🙂
Next week, from the 8th to the 15th of July, is NAIDOC Week, which is all about celebrating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, histories and achievements. NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islander Day Observance Committee, the committee were the people who first started this week and now share it's name. If you'd like to learn more about it, check out this website here for some great information and resources. The theme for NAIDOC Week this year is:
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women play an important role in history, culture and society. This NAIDOC Week is all about celebrating their wonderful achievements and all that they have accomplished throughout history. To read more about this theme, check out this site here. It has a great way of summarising the theme of this week:
Their achievements, their voice, their unwavering passion give us strength and have empowered past generations and paved the way for generations to come.
So join us next week starting Monday 9th July for new questions every day.
There are plenty of amazing inspirational people out there for sure. Today is all about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists, athletes, musicians, authors and more in our community.
As a starting point, here are some amazing artists that recently feature in Melbourne. Along with Australian indigenous musicians and a huge list of athletes and more.
The question of today: Who is your favourite Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander creator? Why?
To kick us off, here is a fantastic video featuring an amazing singer 😄
hmm im rather embarrassed to say but im not really aware of any creators but would be good to learn some more
Some amazing responses so far! Thank you for joining in and if you haven't yet, that's okay! Feel free to jump in whenever you feel like it, even if it's just to say hello 🙂
The ABC interviewed three amazing women earlier this week answering some questions that may be a bit awkward or embarrassing to ask (much like the series "You Can't Ask That!") These women, Nala Mansell, Ruth Langford and Emma Shanahan share some of their experiences as Aboriginal women in Australia.
You can listen to the interview through this link here if you're interested.
Today's question: What is something you would like to know about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture or history in Australia? How can you learn more?
and if you listened to the interview: Did any of the answers in the interview surprise you?
i dont really know much except for what we learn in school like some dreamtime stories, how they lived before settler came, and also some of their native foods as well. so wouldnt mind learning about anything really. i think something that interests me the most is how they use and make medicinal things and they would/do treat illness, injuries etc
@cupcakes_032 @mrmusic @scared01 @LeoTheLion @gina-RO @ErinsAntics @letitgo @lokifish and @Bee!
I hope you all had fun too!
Don't forget to check out our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander space at this link below to continue this conversation! 😄
https://forums.au.reachout.com/t5/Hanging-out/ATSI-Gathering-Place/td-p/250770/
Today's question *drumroll* Inspirational people are all around us. Do you know an inspirational Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander woman? Why?
Do you know an inspirational Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander woman? Why?
the only person i really know of is cathy freeman. i still think is she pretty amazing though, shes very determined and never gave up until she succeeded.
Woah what a great turn out for this slow-mo! Absolutely loving it everyone! 😄
I'm sorry I've been absent I've been sick and only just now feeling like I can read through it and have uninterrupted time!
What do you know about NAIDOC week? Will you be attending any events?
I knew NAIDOC was about celebrating the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres-Strait Islander People
Have others heard of AIME before?
@gina-RO I hadn't heart of AIME before, but I really love the idea! 🙂 I think is should be available in all schools/unis!
What do you know about NAIDOC Week? Will you be attending any events?
I don't think my town did anything for NAIDOC, But I've been sick and a recluse so I have no idea..
Inspirational people are all around us. Do you know an inspirational Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander woman? Why?
I'm not particularly sure of any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander Women that ring a bell at the moment, but two teachers from my high school come to mind. (One I think may have been Torres Straight Islander) They both had such drive and encouragement for the cultures and bringing them into the school community, they organised for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders girls to perform at school events and such and it was always really nice watching their dances ad they were so true to their culture 🙂
Who is your favourite Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander creator? Why?
Oh man that is a tough one. I really liked the song that @N1ghtW1ng linked! That is amazing! I'm embarrassed to say I don't know any Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artists off the top of my head
What is something you would like to know about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture or history in Australia? How can you learn more?
There is so much I don't know! However I would like to learn more about general culture of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. I feel like it is often over looked despite the history.
We can learn more by asking those who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, we can read books, listen to music and watch movies 🙂
Heya everyone! Thank you to everyone who has participated in this GR this week including @cupcakes_032 @mrmusic @scared01 @LeoTheLion @gina-RO @ErinsAntics @letitgo @lokifish and @Bee!
Today is the final question of this week, spanning both today and Sunday! 🙂
What is one thing you have learned about NAIDOC Week and Australia's Indigenous community?
If you haven't answered any of the questions yet, jump on in and answer whatever you feel like, we'd love to hear from you! 😄
Inspirational people are all around us. Do you know an inspirational Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander woman? Why?
The first person who comes to mind is the Olympian Cathy Freeman, I remember watching her at the 2000 Sydney Olympics race and thinking is was so awesome that she could not represent Australia but also her people on her home soil. Even at a young age it helped me understand that skin colour shouldn't matter and we should be proud of everyone's acheivments.
On a smaller scale last semester I did a prac placement at a community centre that had a large indigenous outreach and every Monday they would do an art class for indigenous women of the community to attend. These women's lives hadn't been the easiest but they came each week and had worked to build up a community where they could chat and make some amazing traditional (or traditional inspired) artwork. Some had been a part of the stolen generation and when they spoke about it there was no negativity just that it had happened and they were moving forward. It helped realise just how strong these women were and the importance of their community.
@letitgo I believe NAIDOC week is for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples but it's this year in particular that focuses on women. The Deadman Dance sounds interesting, what was it about?
@mrmusic Cathy Freeman is definitely a wonderful and inspiration woman! I heard a little about her during high school but I didn't really know much about her (I was not into sports, at all). There are so many amazing and inspirational women out there, I'm excited to learn more about them! The awards ceremony will definitely be a great starting place for communities. 🙂
Loving the discussion so far!
In addition to Cathy Freeman, there's also Evonne Goolagong-Cawley. Although most of us will be too young to remember her in her playing days, she's a former World #1 tennis legend and has been inducted into the Hall of Fame, in addition to being awarded the Order of Australia earlier this year (a really big deal!)
Sorry I’m a bit late with this one!
What did you think of the video? Is there anything that caught your eye?
There were a couple of take-home points for me: first, the importance of a positive role model, particularly when you are young. Ms Hunt mentioned her mother as a positive influence on her life, and particularly the inspiration to “follow the leader”. Unfortunately, not everyone has the opportunity to have a supportive family as a role model, so it is really important that one finds a suitable role model outside of their family. The second big thing that jumped out at me was when Ms Hunt said “being proud of who they are” and not letting stigma or towards a particular person or group of people get in the way of achieving goals - obviously a lot easier said than done in a lot of cases!
Inspirational people are all around us. Do you know an inspirational Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander woman? Why?
I have to say that apart from Cathy Freeman who @ErinsAntics mentioned above, I really don’t have the knowledge about Indigenous culture or people to be able to answer this question (as much as I would like to). The women who win awards at the NAIDOC Week ceremony would be quite inspirational due to the nature of the event, however they are only a small snapshot of all of the inspirational ATSI women out there! I’d love to know more!
So honesty is key and honestly, I don't know much about NAIDOC. I haven't heard about NAIDOC before the GR slow chat was being organised. I guess this just shows how much this event/week doesn't get recognised. This is from the website: it's a week of celebrations of history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
I am anti-social person and I don't go out much so unfortunately that does mean I won't be participating in any of the activities however I am very much looking forward to learning more about NAIDOC!
Hello everyone! It's time for day 2 of NAIDOC Week 🙂 Thank you to everyone @LeoTheLion @mrmusic @scared01 @cupcakes_032 who answered the first question 🙂
For NAIDOC Week, ReachOut interviewed the co-CEO of AIME, the Australian Indigenous Mentoring Experience, Bianca Hunt. AIME works with Indigenous Australians to help them get from high school into university and continue their education. You can learn more about AIME on their website here.
What did you think of the video? Is there anything that caught your eye?
The AIME video, such a nice interview. Shame it was so short. What caught of eye, or rather my ears was that there was a lot of people doubting her and her ability to go on to further education. In the video it doesn't say specific whether it was strangers doubting or it was her own community. Either way it's sad to hear people doubting other people's ability just based on their skin colour or culture. Everyone is capable of achieving realistic goals.
I really love this video of Bianca Hunt and what she has to say about inspiring others to believe in themselves - what a beautiful way to aspire to live!
What do others think?
Have others heard of AIME before?
It's a great program that might be offered at your universities and schools?
Hey @N1ghtW1ng,
Yeah I found a couple of events nearby 🙂 i'm travelling interstate at the moment and just arrived at the destination, so i don't think I'll be able to make the panel discussion today as we're checking in then. But tomorrow there's a family friendly event which I will bring up with the others and hopefully we'll go see it!
What do you know about National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week??
Great question! There's always so much more to learn.
A good place to start is over on our website here.
Throughout this week, I'm excited to discuss on the forums and in other conversations and learn more about culture, history and the achievements and contributions of indigenous Australians - particularly women.
Let's do this!
Today (well technically yesterday) is the start of NAIDOC Week! Australia has a deep history and culture and NAIDOC Week is a time for us to celebrate many of the fantastic and wonderful things those in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities have done.
Our first question of the week is: What do you know about NAIDOC Week? Will you be attending any events?
A great way of getting started is learning about the land we live on. ReachOut's headquarters in Sydney sit on the land of the Eora people (using this map here). Having this knowledge can help us be respectful.
What do you know about NAIDOC Week? Will you be attending any events?
I know it is a time to pay our respects to the original owners of the land and celebrate their traditions.
At this stage I won't be attending any events but I did stumble upon an event yesterday in the city and it was great to observe many people celebrating NAIDOC week.