NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia each July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This year’s theme is For Our Elders.
How will you celebrate For Our Elders during NAIDOC week (2 July – 9 July)?
Hosting an event at your site?
Share your event with #TeamPossible by completing the form below (2min).
NAIDOC event ideas
Yet to plan a NAIDOC event at your site? Here are some suggestions for how you can get involved:
- Start each day of NAIDOC week with a meaningful Acknowledgement of Country.
- Display the 2023 NAIDOC Poster around your home, site or office.
- Download an Acknowledgement of Country poster to print and display at the entrance of your site.
- Attend a local NAIDOC event.
- Watch an Indigenous Australian film.
- 💡 Here’s an idea! On Thursday 6 July 2023 – between 2pm-3pm AEST – the National Portrait Gallery will be hosting a free online storytime reading, suitable for people of any age and ability) of Tangki Tjuta Donkeys by the Tjanpi Desert Weavers, followed by colourful hands-on activities. Click here to register and for suggested materials to have ready.
- 🏜️ Tangki Tjuta – Donkeys tells a heartwarming story about how tangki (donkeys) came to be in the community of Ernabella. The story, which originates from three Anangu (Uluru) women, explains how donkeys became valuable helpers and friends of the community. Told in Pitjantjatjara (dialect traditionally spoken by the Pitjantjatjara people of Central Australia) and English , the story features the whimsical, distinctive sculptures that have made Tjanpi Desert Weavers famous.
- Listen to music by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists.
- 🎵 We’ve put together a 2023 NAIDOC Week playlist.
- 🎵Click below to play or listen to and view the playlist on YouTube.
- Research the Traditional Owners of Country in your area or Country name.
- Run an art competition for your home, site or office.
- 💡 Encourage people to create their own artwork or print out 2023 NAIDOC colouring posters
- Research Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history.
- Visit local Indigenous sites of significance or interest.
- Learn the meanings of local or national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander place names and words.
- 💭 For example: At Girraween National Park, a place of rushing rivers, colourful wildflowers and massive granite boulders, ‘Girraween’ means ‘place of flowers’ in Aboriginal language.
- Invite local Elders to speak, give a Welcome to Country or organise a smoking ceremony at your home, site or office.
- Invite Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander dancers to perform at your home, site or office.
- Host a community BBQ or morning tea.
- Hold a flag-raising ceremony.
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