Important Notice: The National NAIDOC Committee has decided to postpone NAIDOC Week 2020 (5 July - 12 July) in the interest of safety for our communities as a result of COVID-19. A new date, toward the end of the year, is expected but not yet finalised.
What is NAIDOC Week?
NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC is celebrated not only in Indigenous communities, but by Australians from all walks of life. The week is a great opportunity to participate in a range of activities and to support your local Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community.
NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee’. This committee was once responsible for organising national activities during NAIDOC Week and its acronym has since become the name of the week itself. Find out more about the origins and history of NAIDOC Week.
Local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week are encouraged and often organised by communities, government agencies, local councils, schools and workplaces.
When is NAIDOC Week?
2th to 9th August
Activities:
- Display the National NAIDOC Poster or other Indigenous posters around your classroom or workplace.
- Start your own hall of fame featuring Indigenous role models.
- Listen to Indigenous musicians or watch a movie about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history.
- Particpate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander arts and crafts.
- Research Indigenous history online or visit you library to find books about Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples.
- Intentional teaching - Learning the meanings of local or national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander place names and words.
- Invite local Indigenous Elders to speak or give a Welcome to Country at your service.
- Invite an Indigenous sportsperson or artist to visit you.
- Incursion for the children to participate and learna about Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander history, culture and dances
- Indigenous Inspired Story Stones - children looking for stones in the garden and creating their own stories
For further activity ideas for NAIDOC Week, click on the following link: https://www.cleverpatch.com.au/ideas/by-occasion/naidoc-week
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