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Website. naidoc.org.au. NAIDOC Week (/ ˈneɪdɒk / NAY-dok) is an Australian observance lasting from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday. The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. [2][3][a] NAIDOC Week has its roots in the 1938 Day of Mourning, becoming a week-long event in 1975.
4.2 2023 winners. 4.3 2022 ... The awards are named after the committee that was originally responsible for organising the national activities to mark NAIDOC Week, ...
In 2020, "Always Was, Always Will Be" was selected as the theme for NAIDOC Week. [13] [14] References This page was last edited on 9 February 2024, at 18:58 ...
National Sorry Day, officially the National Day of Healing, is an event held annually in Australia on 26 May commemorating the Stolen Generations. It is part of the ongoing efforts towards reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. The first National Sorry Day was held on the first anniversary of the 1997 Bringing Them ...
Tandanya. The Tandanya National Aboriginal Cultural Institute, usually referred to as Tandanya, is an art museum located on Grenfell Street in Adelaide, South Australia. It specialises in promoting Indigenous Australian art, including visual art, music and storytelling. It is the oldest Aboriginal -owned and -run cultural centre in Australia.
1 July – The country's first Indigenous Australian surgeon Kelvin Kong is named as NAIDOC Person of the Year at the 2023 NAIDOC Awards in Brisbane. [147] 3 July – Indonesian president Joko Widodo arrives in Sydney for a 36-hour visit to Australia during which he meets with business and political leaders including prime minister Anthony ...
Mayers was given a Lifetime Achievement award in the 2023 NAIDOC Week Awards. This is awarded "to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person who has dedicated their life to their community". This is awarded "to an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander person who has dedicated their life to their community".
Dem Mob performed at Tandanya for the Treaty Festival (part of NAIDOC Week) in November 2020. [9] In January 2021, the band, along with nine other groups and solo artists, were selected to participate in a year-long program of music workshops and other activities, in the WOMADelaide X NSS Academy .