NAIDOC Week celebrations will be held from 8 – 15 July 2018 under the theme – Because of Her, We Can!
As pillars of our society, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have played – and continue to play – active and significant roles at the community, local, state and national levels.
As leaders, trailblazers, politicians, activists and social change advocates, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women fought and continue to fight, for justice, equal rights, our rights to country, for law and justice, access to education, employment and to maintain and celebrate our culture, language, music and art.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women have demanded and continue to demand a better life, greater opportunities and – in many cases equal rights – for their children, their families and their people.
They were pioneering women like Barangaroo, Truganini, Gladys Elphick, Fannie Cochrane-Smith, Evelyn Scott, Pearl Gibbs, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, Celuia Mapo Salee, Thancoupie, Justine Saunders, Gladys Nicholls, Flo Kennedy, Essie Coffey, Isabel Coe, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Eleanor Harding, Mum Shirl, Ellie Gaffney and Gladys Tybingoompa.
Today, they are trailblazers like Joyce Clague, Yalmay Yunupingu, Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Nova Peris, Carol Martin, Elizabeth Morgan, Barbara Shaw, Rose Richards, Vonda Malone, Margaret Valadian, Lowitja O’Donoghue, June Oscar, Pat O’Shane, Pat Anderson, Jill Milroy, Banduk Marika, Linda Burney and Rosalie Kunoth-Monks – to name but a few.
Their achievements, their voice, their unwavering passion give us strength and have empowered past generations and paved the way for generations to come.
The National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony will be held on Friday 13 July 2018 at the International Convention Centre, Darling Harbour in the 2018 focus city of Sydney, New South Wales.
NAIDOC Week Events Calendar – find out what is happening in your local area
NAIDOC Week SA website lists all of the local events.
When talking about the week on social media, use the hashtags #NAIDOC2018 #NAIDOCSA2018
More information can be found on NAIDOC Week website here
