We look forward to marking NAIDOC Week every year. Here are a few suggestions of ways to celebrate the week and learn more.
Join – NAIDOC Week events
The NAIDOC Week website has an extensive list of events happening all week, all over Australia, both in-person and online. It’s a really special opportunity to participate in celebrations all over the country.
Find NAIDOC Week events
Watch – In My Blood It Runs
In My Blood It Runs is a documentary by Maya Newell that follows ten-year-old Arrernte boy, Dujuan, as he grows up in Alice Springs. We have run several screenings and discussions of this powerful film with the Market Lane team, and we highly recommend it to anyone who hasn’t seen it.
Stream the documentary on ABC iview
Read – Finding our Heart
Beautifully written by Thomas Mayor and illustrated by Blak Douglas, Finding Our Heart explains the Uluru Statement from the Heart to younger Australians. Don’t be fooled by its focus on young readers! People of all ages will benefit from reading this book and taking the time to understand the Uluru Statement.
Learn more about Finding Our Heart
Embark – On a walking tour
If you’re in Melbourne/Naarm, we highly recommend Yalinguth, an immersive audio experience that takes you through the Gertrude St area of Fitzroy/Ngàrgo – a significant area for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights movement. Learn from the wisdom and stories of First Nations Elders as you walk your own journey.
Download the Yalinguth app
Visit – A wonderful library
Next time you’re at Vic Market, stop by the narrm ngarrgu Library and Family Services Centre in the Munro Building (just around the corner from our Queen St shop). This stunning three-storey centre features a dedicated children's library, a family services hub, a maker space, and a community rooftop terrace overlooking the market. Artist Maree Clarke has created a vibrant carpet design with the theme ‘Walking on Country’, featuring contour maps of the five Kulin nations.
Visit the library
Support – First Nations-owned businesses
Sip fragrant tea from Indigiearth while savouring chocolate from Jala Jala Treats. Wear your values in a stylish Clothing the Gaps hoodie, and get Yarn’n toilet paper conveniently delivered to your door. Looking for more First Nations-owned products and services? Supply Nation features over 4500 verified Indigenous businesses across the country.
Search the Supply Nation site
Learn – About Children's Ground
Children’s Ground is a First Nations-founded not-for-profit organisation that is advocating and making change for a brighter future with, and for, First Nations children, families and communities. The incredible Children’s Ground team are dedicated to creating long-term change using a family-centred, First Nations-led approach to education.
Watch a video about Children’s Ground
