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NAIDOC
NAIDOC started as a protest and, over time, became a week to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture.
It began with the Day of Mourning rally, the first national gathering of First Nations protesting discrimination and prejudice, but this action was long in the making. A few decades later, NAIDOC became a week-long event.
Every year we come together to join that celebration and recognise the talent and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. This year's theme is 'For Our Elders' which celebrates Elders as cultural knowledge holders, trailblazers, nurturers, advocates, teachers, survivors, leaders, hard workers and our loved ones.
How can you get involved?
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Attend one of the many NAIDOC events taking place in your community. Enter your postcode and state into the search engine on the site to find out what’s happening around you.
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Support Aboriginal-owned businesses, initiatives and organisations. You can search for indigenous-owned firms here and charities here.
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Engage with the experiences of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and learn their stories. Read books, watch films, and listen to podcasts and music! You can start by checking out our Yarn Up collection.
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Educate your friends, family and community. If you’re unsure how to get started, check out our article on How to be an ally to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Scroll through our NAIDOC community archive here, where you'll find interviews, stories and music suggestions!
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Check out the comment section below to get involved in the celebrations each year with the online community 👇🏽
Comments
Hi 👋
This morning I was reading and thought I'd share some articles with the community!
Here's the incredible winners of the 2022 NAIDOC awards
7 historical moments where mob Got up, Showed up and Stood up
Aurukun portrait wins national photo prize.
It's NAIDOC 2022, and this year's theme is a solid call to action "Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!"
So I thought it would be fun for us all to get involved by taking part in a friendly colouring competition! Here's how we'll play:
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Print out the poster and get your art supplies ready or you can colour it in digitally!
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While you're colouring in, reflect on the theme and think about what it might look like for you to: get up, stand up and show up.
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Once you're finished take a picture of your poster or save it.
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Share your poster by replying to this sub-thread, just remember the community guideline not to share anything linked to your name, address or date of birth.
Thanks for sharing Bre - I started colouring this in last night as a little self-care activity before bed. Think I'll do some more tonight too ❤️💛🖤
I saw this list of First Nations movies and TV shows on Instagram and thought I'd share it here too :
Anyone have any favourites they've seen or have any they plan on watching?
I've needed some fresh tv/film recommendations @Iona_RO thanks for sharing!!
I've included the hyperlink for where you can watch my personal faves 🔗
Bush Mechanics is a comedy/docudrama following a group of Warlpiri men travelling through Central Australia fixing their cars, solving problems and having adventures along the way).
Total Control is a drama series featuring Deborah Mailman about an Aboriginal woman from regional Queensland and her journey as a politician, based on the life of her cousin Keelan Mailman, one of the first female indigenous cattle ranchers in QLD). This is a great article about the show.
Blak As is one of my faves of all time - it's such a wholesome, educational and fun show. It's like a modern version of Bush Mechanics, but I can't sum it up better than the synopsis, so here it is
"With their hunting tracks blocked by fallen trees after cyclone Lam, the Black As boys borrow an uncle's dinghy to bring home a bounty of fish, croc and turtle.
But the Arnhem Land hunters are challenged at every turn by tides, engine breakdowns, thirst and ever-present crocs – all the while worried about getting the dinghy and trailer back to it's owner.
With their bush skills, muscle and ingenuity put to the test, they finally make it back home to a less than warm reception. Its bush maniac action at its best over 25 x five-minute episodes for the web."