NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920′s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.
NAIDOC Week is held in the first full week of July. It is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements and is an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our society. The National NAIDOC theme for 2015 is We all Stand on Sacred Ground: Learn, Respect and Celebrate. This year the theme highlights Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ strong spiritual and cultural connection to land and sea. The theme is an opportunity to pay respects to country; honour those who work tirelessly on preserving land, sea and culture and to share the stories of many sites of significance or sacred places with the nation.
We encourage all Australians to participate in the celebrations and activities that take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week.
NAIDOC Children's Book Launch
Tue 10 Jul 2018
10:00am – 1:00pm
Museum of the Goldfields
17 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 6430, Australia
NAIDOC Family Fun Day
10:00am – 3:00pm
WA Maritime Museum
Victoria Quay Road, Fremantle, Western Australia, 6160, Australia
NAIDOC Community Days
Wed 11 Jul 2018 – Thu 12 Jul 2018
10:00am – 4:00pm
Offsite
See offsite events for address details
School holidays at the Western Australian Museum – Albany
Sat 4 Jul 2015 – Sun 20 Sep 2015
10:00am – 4:30pm
Museum of the Great Southern
Residency Road, Albany, Western Australia, 6330, Australia
Art Workshops
Sat 4 Jul 2015 – Fri 10 Jul 2015
10:00am – 12:30pm
Ilgari Wangga (Sky Talk)
Sun 5 Jul 2015 – Mon 5 Oct 2015
9:30am – 5:00pm
Perth Cultural Centre, James Street, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia
Synergies: walking together-belonging to Country
Wed 8 Jul 2015
10:00am – 1:30pm
NAIDOC Family Day
Fri 10 Jul 2015
9:30am – 4:30pm
From Another View
Sat 19 May 2018 – Sun 22 Jul 2018
9:30am – 3:00pm
Museum of Geraldton
2 Museum Place, Batavia Coast Marina, Geraldton, Western Australia, 6530, Australia
Whadjuk Noongar Country, Wetland Glimpse
Sun 8 Jul 2018 – Sun 29 Jul 2018
NAIDOC at the Museum in a Container
Sun 8 Jul 2018 – Sat 14 Jul 2018
NAIDOC Week Goldfields Opening Ceremony
Mon 9 Jul 2018
12:00pm – 4:00pm
Whadjuk Noongar Country: Wetland Glimpses Talk
10:30am – 11:30am
NAIDOC Week Activities
Sat 6 Jul 2019 – Wed 10 Jul 2019
Lustre: Pearling & Australia
Sat 20 Jun 2015 – Sun 25 Oct 2015
Warakurna: All the Stories Got into our Minds and Eyes
Sat 6 Jun 2015 – Mon 24 Aug 2015