Aboriginal Education News
Yaama Ngindaay
NAIDOC Week 3 – 10 July
Source: Ryhia Dank
Ryhia Dank, a young Gudanji/Wakaja artist from the Northern Territory is the winner of the prestigious National NAIDOC poster competition for 2022 with her entry, Stronger.
Today we celebrated NAIDOC Week… Getting Up! Standing Up! And Showing Up! with a variety of activities at school.
Linda from Oz Tukka talked to us about edible native plants and children really enjoyed sampling some of these. We enjoyed a community barbecue, learned about First Nations people and their ongoing connection to Country in classrooms. We concluded our celebration appropriately with a special prayer service.
Thank you to all involved for being part of our NAIDOC Week celebration.
Parliament of NSW Message Stick NAIDOC Week Competition
Children may be interested in entering this school holiday competition. If so, parental consent and contact details are required. A brief outline is provided below.
The Parliament of NSW is calling on all budding young artists and story tellers, from Kindergarten to Year 6, to enter the Parliament of NSW NAIDOC Week School Holidays Competition!
Did you know that a message stick is a form of communication between Aboriginal nations, clans and language groups, used to pass on or share a message from one community to another?
To celebrate this year’s NAIDOC Week theme, Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! We invite you to design your own message stick and write a message to the Parliament of NSW. What would you like to tell the Parliament?
For those in younger years, you may like to ask an adult or older sibling to help you write your message.
Four (4) lucky winners will each receive a Parliament of NSW gift pack.
COMPETITION CATEGORIES
JUNIOR (Kindergarten – Year 2): 1 x metro winner and 1 x regional winner
SENIOR (Year 3 – Year 6): 1 x metro winner and 1 x regional winner
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Best wishes for a safe and happy holiday break. See you next term.
Yaluu ngali ngamilay
Phil Taylor
Aboriginal Education Teacher