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NAIDOC Week (/ ˈ n eɪ d ɒ k / NAY-dok) is an Australian observance lasting from the first Sunday in July until the following Sunday. The acronym NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. [2] [3] [a] NAIDOC Week has its roots in the 1938 Day of Mourning, becoming a week-long event in 1975.
[43] [44] That same year, a dramatisation of her life and work, title Bukal, premiered on July 10 during NAIDOC week. The theme for NAIDOC week that year was "because of her we can". [ 45 ] Thee play was produced by the Jute Theatre Company, written and directed by Andrea James with important cultural guidance and input from Marrie's eldest son ...
To progress the page, I would like to add details about the themes for NAIDOC week over the years. I will also use the National Library of Australia's TROVE website to search for newspaper mentions of NAIDOC and NADOC, perhaps I will be lucky and find info about early days of the committee dating from the 1950s.
"Always was, always will be" is sometimes incorporated into the Acknowledgment of Country. [9] [10]Always was, always will be was the name of a temporary installation (2012–2017) by Reko Rennie in Taylor Square, Sydney.
Pine Rivers High School has an extensive background in both communal and school-based events. The various causes of the events range from the general enjoyment of students to showcasing the school to the public. The school also promotes various public events including Harmony Day, Anzac Day and NAIDOC Week.
The first NAIDOC poster was created in 1972 to promote "Aborigines Day", which had been established as part of a campaign for better rights for Aboriginal people. The posters continued to reflect the spirit of protest until 1977, with titles like "Self Determination" and "Chains or Chance".
The Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies was established as a statutory authority [6] [12] under an Act of Parliament in June 1964. [13] [14] The mission of the Institute at that time has been described as "to record language, song, art, material culture, ceremonial life and social structure before those traditions perished in the face of European ways".
Use of the word "mark" in the game may be influenced by the Marn Grook word mumarki, meaning "catch". [57] However, this is likely a false etymology ; the term "mark" is traditionally used in Rugby and other games that predate AFL to describe a free kick resulting from a catch, [ 58 ] in reference to the player making a mark on the ground from ...