Introducing this year’s National NAIDOC Award finalists. These finalists exemplify the spirit of NAIDOC, which is a week-long celebration of Blak excellence across the Country.
National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award Category
Michael Long
National NAIDOC Person Award Category
Bianca Brackenridge
Dr. Daniel Hunt
Dr. Hannah McGlade
National NAIDOC Female Elder Award Category
Aunty Ellen Trevorrow
Aunty Rosalie Kickett
Professor Eleanor Bourke
National NAIDOC Male Elder Award Category
Uncle Charles (Chicka) Madden
Uncle Harry Phillip Hall
National NAIDOC Sportsperson Award Category
Danielle Ponter
Kirrily Phillips
Nat Heath
National NAIDOC Youth Award Category
Anika Gosling
Latishamarie Francis
Trevor Farrell
National NAIDOC Creative Talent Award Category
Christine Anu
Jarnda Councillor-Barns
Natasha Wanganeen
National NAIDOC Caring for Country and Culture Award Category
Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council Aboriginal Corporation (MMEIC)
Wadjemup Project Steering Group
Whadjuk Ballardong Elder Uncle Patrick Egan
National NAIDOC Education Award Category
Jajoo Warrngara: Education Team
Professor Braden Hill
Professor Eddie Cubillo
National NAIDOC Innovation Award Category
Blak Brews
Common Threads
Culture is Life