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.
Each year, there is a different focus city for the National NAIDOC Awards Ceremony. The focus city, National NAIDOC Poster Competition and the NAIDOC Awards recipients are selected by the National NAIDOC Committee.
Local community celebrations during NAIDOC Week are encouraged and often organised by communities, government agencies, local councils, schools and workplaces.
Have you thought about organising a NAIDOC event in your area? A few suggestions about how you can celebrate NAIDOC can be found on this website.
Please note that permission is not required to fly either the Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander flag. However, if you want to reproduce either flag (for example, on a flyer or poster), you will need to seek permission. More information about the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags including contact details to gain permissions is available on this site.
For many years, the Australian Government has supported national NAIDOC celebrations as well as providing funding grants through the Regional Network to fund local celebrations.
Wherever you live, you can take part in NAIDOC Week celebrations. To find out about NAIDOC Week activities in your area, contact your nearest Regional Office.
Maadhimisho ya wiki ya NAIDOC hufanyika kote Australia kila Julai kusherehekea historia, utamaduni na mafanikio ya watu wa asili na Torres Strait Islander. NAIDOC huadhimishwa sio tu katika jamii za wenyeji, lakini na Waustralia kutoka maeneo yote ya maisha. Mkutano huu ni fursa ya kuvutia kwa ajili ya watu wa asili na Torres Strait Islander. NAIDOC awali ilimaanisha "Kikundi cha Kitaifa cha Maadhimisho ya Siku ya Wenyeji wa Asili na Visiwa". Kamati hii ilikuwa na jukumu la kuandaa shughuli za kitaifa wakati wa Wiki ya NAIDOC na kifupi chake tangu wakati huo kimekuwa jina la wiki yenyewe. Jifunze zaidi kuhusu asili na historia ya wiki ya NAIDOC. Kila mwaka, kuna mji tofauti wa kuzingatia kwa Sherehe ya Tuzo za Kitaifa za NAIDOC. Mji wa lengo, Mashindano ya Poster ya Kitaifa ya NAIDOC na wapokeaji wa Tuzo za NAIDOC huchaguliwa na Kamati ya Kitaifa ya NAIDOC. Sherehe za jamii za mitaa wakati wa Wiki ya NAIDOC zinahimizwa na mara nyingi hupangwa na jamii, mashirika ya serikali, halmashauri za mitaa, shule na maeneo ya kazi. Je, umewahi kufikiria kuandaa tukio la NAIDOC katika eneo lako? Maelezo ya jinsi ya kuandaa na kuandaa NAIDOC yako hapa. Tafadhali kumbuka kwamba ruhusa haihitajiki kupaa ama bendera ya Aboriginal au Torres Strait Islander. Hata hivyo, ikiwa unataka kuchora bendera yoyote (kwa mfano, kwenye karatasi au bango), utahitaji kuomba ruhusa. Maelezo zaidi kuhusu Aboriginal na Torres Strait Islander bendera ikiwa ni pamoja na maelezo ya mawasiliano ya kupata ruhusa inapatikana kwenye tovuti hii. Kwa miaka mingi, Serikali ya Australia imesaidia sherehe za kitaifa za NAIDOC na pia kutoa ruzuku ya ufadhili kupitia Mtandao wa Mkoa kufadhili sherehe za ndani. Kwa wale ambao hawajui, unaweza kushiriki katika sherehe za NAIDOC. Ili kujua zaidi kuhusu shughuli za NAIDOC Week katika eneo lako, wasiliana na Ofisi yako ya Mkoa iliyo karibu.