NAIDOC Week is held in the first full week of July. It is a time to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions that Indigenous Australians make to our country and our society.
Virtual Excursions Australia is presenting the NAIDOC Week Video Conferencing Festival. This event will run before and after the July school holidays for student across Australia. Please join the Australian Museum, Australian National Maritime Museum, State Library of NSW, National Library of Australia and Sydney Olympic Park for a series of fabulous events.
17 June
KOORI CLASSROOM: NAIDOC to today
Time: 10:30 & Time: 14:00
Overview: “To know the future we must first know the past” (Aunty Fran Bodkin D’harawal Elder). In this session of our Koori Classroom series, D’harawal knowledge keeper, Shannon Foster will guide students through the origins of NAIDOC – also part of her own family story.
18 June
NAIDOC Week – Boori Monty Pryor – Writing Workshop
Time: 12:00
Overview: Boori Monty Pryor will talk about his life and work as an author and performer and lead the students through an interactive writing workshop
20 June
NAIDOC Week – Indigenous Totems workshop
In this practical workshop students learn about lifestyles and beliefs of Indigenous Australians whilst creating their own totem.
Time: 10:00
NAIDOC Week – Indigenous Art Workshop
In this practical workshop students create an artwork of their own. They explore Indigenous culture and art from various regions of Australia.
Time: 11:00
24 June
NAIDOC week ANMM Unlocked: Unlock Water and Indigenous people
Time: 10:00
Overview: To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous Programs Manager Donna Carstens will discuss the cultural significance of water to indigenous people. Water is integral to the everyday life of communities for survival, travel and play. Listen to a Dreaming story, examine an Indigenous artwork and build a canoe replica.
KOORI CLASSROOM: NAIDOC to today
Time: 10:30
Overview: “To know the future we must first know the past” (Aunty Fran Bodkin D’harawal Elder). In this session of our Koori Classroom series, D’harawal knowledge keeper, Shannon Foster will guide students through the origins of NAIDOC – also part of her own family story.
NAIDOC Week – Create YOUR Australian flag
Time: 14:00
Overview: In this special NAIDOC week art workshop students will explore Indigenous culture and art from various regions of Australia. In this lesson students will create their own Australian Flag by investigating their cultural heritage as well as that of Australia’s first inhabitants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
KOORI CLASSROOM: NAIDOC to today
Time: 14:00
Overview: “To know the future we must first know the past” (Aunty Fran Bodkin D’harawal Elder). In this session of our Koori Classroom series, D’harawal knowledge keeper, Shannon Foster will guide students through the origins of NAIDOC – also part of her own family story.
25 June
NAIDOC – Create YOUR Australian flag
Time: 14:00
Overview: In this special NAIDOC week art workshop students will explore Indigenous culture and art from various regions of Australia. In this lesson students will create their own Australian Flag by investigating their cultural heritage as well as that of Australia’s first inhabitants, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
26 June
NAIDOC week ANMM Unlocked: Unlock Water and Indigenous people
Time: 11:30
Overview: To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous Programs Manager Donna Carstens will discuss the cultural significance of water to indigenous people. Water is integral to the everyday life of communities for survival, travel and play. Listen to a Dreaming story, examine an Indigenous artwork and build a canoe replica.
27 June
NAIDOC Week – Indigenous Totem workshop
Time: 10:00
Overview: The Indigenous Totems session is a practical workshop where students learn about lifestyles and beliefs of Indigenous Australians whilst creating their own totem. Concepts and culture will be demonstrated with real artifacts and aboriginal cultural material.
NAIDOC week ANMM Unlocked: Unlock Water and Indigenous people
Time: 10:00
Overview: To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous Programs Manager Donna Carstens will discuss the cultural significance of water to indigenous people. Water is integral to the everyday life of communities for survival, travel and play. Listen to a Dreaming story, examine an Indigenous artwork and build a canoe replica.
NAIDOC Week – Indigenous Art workshop
Time: 11:00
Overview: Students explore Indigenous culture and art from various regions of Australia. Students investigate the traditional styles, symbols, materials and tools of Indigenous art around Australia. They use Indigenous art and cultural objects as a stimulus to create their own design.
16 July
NAIDOC week ANMM Unlocked: Unlock Water and Indigenous people
Time: 10:00
Overview: To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous Programs Manager Donna Carstens will discuss the cultural significance of water to indigenous people. Water is integral to the everyday life of communities for survival, travel and play. Listen to a Dreaming story, examine an Indigenous artwork and build a canoe replica.
17 July
NAIDOC week ANMM Unlocked: Unlock Water and Indigenous people
Time: 14:00
Overview: To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous Programs Manager Donna Carstens will discuss the cultural significance of water to indigenous people. Water is integral to the everyday life of communities for survival, travel and play. Listen to a Dreaming story, examine an Indigenous artwork and build a canoe replica.
18 July
NAIDOC week ANMM Unlocked: Unlock Water and Indigenous people
Time: 10:00
Overview: To celebrate NAIDOC week Indigenous Programs Manager Donna Carstens will discuss the cultural significance of water to indigenous people. Water is integral to the everyday life of communities for survival, travel and play. Listen to a Dreaming story, examine an Indigenous artwork and build a canoe replica.
23 -2 7 June or 21 – 25 July
NAIDOC Week – NAIDOC and Neighours
Time: By appointment
Overview: This workshop focussing on the fascinating, but little known story of Aya-I-Ga, also known as Neighbour. Neighbour was the first Indigenous Australian to receive the Albert Medal for gallantry. This program allows participants to interact with the National Library of Australia’s presenters, original objects and photographs and is suitable for students in Years 7-10.
Virtual Excursions Australia is proud to support this event
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.
