What Is NAIDOC Week?

warning aboriginal and torres strait islander viewers are advised that the following video may contain images of people who have [Music] died [Music] do you recognise this country yep this is australia and it's probably the version you're most familiar with with six states and two major territories but what about this map yep this is australia too for thousands of years aboriginal and torres strait islander peoples who are the original inhabitants of australia occupied the land with very different boundaries the colours on this map actually represent all the different indigenous language tribal or nation groups with so many different indigenous groups as part of australia's past and present there is so much to learn and celebrate one of the times we do this is during nadoc week naidoc week is a week-long celebration held during the first full week of july it celebrates the history culture and achievements of indigenous australians both aboriginal and torres strait islanders so what is nadoc nadoc stands for national aborigines and islanders day observance committee the roots of nadoc week can be traced back to 1938 when protesters marched through sydney streets rallying for the equal treatment and status of indigenous australians this protest became iconic because it was one of the first significant civil rights gatherings in the world it is remembered as the day of mourning [Music] the day of mourning became an annually held event for many years falling on the sunday before australia day in january eventually it became known as aborigines day [Applause] but in 1955 aborigines day was moved from january to the first sunday of july because it was thought aborigines day should not serve just as a protest but also as a positive celebration of indigenous cultures and histories at this point nadok still didn't exist it wasn't until 1957 that the national aborigines day observance committee officially formed do you notice anything missing yep there's no eye the committee officially changed its name to nadoc to recognize torres strait islanders in 1991 and that's the name we continue to use today now that you know the history let's take a look at some of the things that happen during naidoc week it's always a super busy time that's filled with fun celebrations and activities all around australia towns and cities hold events to bring communities together and celebrate indigenous cultures and achievements you'll see traditional music dance ceremonies as well as celebrations of contemporary indigenous culture too heaps of schools get involved as well many invite indigenous elders to come and talk to students and organise lots of great activities some schools have performances some have beautiful smoking ceremonies some have morning teas and some create big works of art to commemorate australia's indigenous identity another important event is the national nadoc awards ceremony which is held every year to recognize and celebrate the outstanding contributions that indigenous people have made to the australian community [Applause] and how could you miss these during nadoc week the aboriginal and torres strait islander flags are proudly hoisted into the air all around australia to recognize and celebrate indigenous identities naidoc week is a wonderful way to encourage deeper understandings and develop relationships between indigenous and non-indigenous people right across australia it helps to build a bridge between the wrongs of the past and the hope for the future and you can get involved maybe your class can learn about the indigenous groups around your area and host some great cultural activities that you and members from your community can come together and enjoy

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Length: 6min 35sec (395 seconds)

Published: Tue Nov 10 2020