NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week celebrates the history, culture, and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in Australia.

The week is observed not just by Indigenous Australian communities but also by government agencies, schools, local councils, and workplaces.

The association gathered together a wide circle of Indigenous leaders including Douglas Nicholls, William Ferguson, Jack Patten and Margaret Tucker.

[12] The message to the churches was eventually heeded, with Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane William Wand commending the proposal in 1940[13] and the day was nationally observed by at least 1946.

[19] However the national NAIDOC Awards, due to take place in Mparntwe / Alice Springs, were cancelled owing to continuing uncertainties.

[25] Television stations such as the ABC and SBS structure programming across the week to celebrate events, actors and more on their various channels (as well as their streaming services).

The protest nature of the poster continued until 1977 with titles like "Self Determination" and "Chains or Chance" publicising political change and a day of remembrance.