National NAIDOC - Themes and Focus Cities
We are researching the history of NAIDOC to provide better information on where the national focus was celebrated over the years and who won the various awards. Our information is incomplete at the moment, but if anyone has any information to add in relation to national NAIDOC (as opposed to State or local celebrations/awards), please contact us we would appreciate your assistance.
- 2007 50 Years: Looking Forward, Looking Blak - Darwin
- 2006 Respect the Past - Believe in the Future - Cairns
- 2005 Our Future Begins with Solidarity - Adelaide
- 2004 Self-determination – Our Community – Our Future – Our Responsibility - Perth
- 2003 Our Children Our Future - Hobart
- 2002 Recognition, Rights and Reform - Sydney
- 2001 Treaty – Let’s Get it Right - Melbourne
- 2000 Building Pride in Our Communities - Townsville
- 1999 Respect - Alice Springs
- 1998 Bringing Them Home - Broome
- 1997 Gurindji, Mabo, Wik – Three Strikes for Justice – Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the 1967 Referendum - Brisbane
- 1996 Survive – Revive – Come Alive - Adelaide
- 1995 Justice Not Tolerance - Perth
- 1994 Families Are the Basis of our Existence –Maintain the Link - Melbourne
- 1993 Aboriginal Nations – Owners of the Land Since Time Began – Community Is Unity - Darwin
- 1992 Maintain the Dreaming – Our Culture is Our Heritage - Canberra
- 1991 Community is Unity – Our Future Depends on Us - Sydney
- 1990 New Decade – Don’t Destroy, Learn and Enjoy our Cultural Heritage - Tasmania
- 1989 The Party Is Over – Let’s Be Together as an Aboriginal Nation - Darwin
- 1988 Recognise and Share the Survival of the Oldest Culture in the World - Brisbane
- 1987 White Australia Has a Black History - Perth
- 1986 Peace – Not for You – Not for Me but for All - Adelaide
- 1985 Understanding: It Takes the Two of Us - Melbourne
- 1984 Take a Journey of Discovery – To the Land my Mother - Adelaide
- 1983 Let’s Talk – We Have Something to Say
- 1982 Race for Life for a Race
- 1981 Sacred Sites Aboriginal Rights – Other Australians Have their Rites
- 1980 Treat Us to a Treaty on Land Rights
- 1979 1979 International Year of the Child. What about our Kids!
- 1978 Cultural Revival is Survival
- 1977 Chains or Change
- 1976 Trucanini Last of her People Born 18?? . Died 1876 . Buried 1976. Received her Land Rights at Last
- 1975 Justice for Urban Aboriginal Children
- 1974 Self Determination
- 1973 It’s Time for Mutual Understanding
- 1972 Advance Australia Where?
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