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The National NAIDOC Committee is happy to announce the appointment of new member Erin Woolford. The committee is very pleased to have Erin on board and is looking forward to working with her.

Erin is a Kuyani Arrernte woman and a multi-award-winning Aboriginal Affairs specialist with 25 years’ experience across the for-purpose, Aboriginal community controlled, corporate, academic, government and professional services sectors working within regional, remote and metropolitan communities.

We are excited to announce that National NAIDOC Week 2022 will be held from Sunday 3 July to Sunday 10 July.

We also look forward to celebrating both our 2021 and 2022 National NAIDOC Awards winners with you at the National NAIDOC Week Awards ceremony which will be held on Saturday 2 July 2022. Save the date!

Watch this space in the coming weeks for more exciting announcements regarding the 2022 National NAIDOC Week theme, awards and poster competition.

The National NAIDOC Committee is proud to announce the recipients of the National NAIDOC Awards for 2021.

National NAIDOC Committee Co-Chair, John Paul Janke, said the awards honour outstanding achievements by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples at the community and national level.

“The National NAIDOC Awards are the chance every year to showcase the amazing contributions of inspiring Indigenous people and thank them for their commitment to our community,” Mr Janke said.

The 2021 National NAIDOC Award winners will now be announced online and in conjunction with our media partners and key stakeholders.

Applications are now open for membership of the National NAIDOC Committee.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of setting the national direction for NAIDOC Week celebrations across the country over the next decade.

The National NAIDOC Committee is pleased to announce Facebook Australia as an Official Sponsor of National NAIDOC Week 2021.

It is important we continue to be COVIDSafe as we celebrate NAIDOC week so we can protect the most vulnerable in our community.

See our top 20 ideas to help you celebrate NAIDOC Week 2021 in a COVIDSafe way.

After the cancellation of the National NAIDOC Awards 2021 in Mparntwe (Alice Springs), the National NAIDOC Committee and our key partners had been working towards a gala Awards Ceremony at the Sydney Opera House on Saturday 3 July.

However, following the recent announcements by the NSW Premier and increasing health risk, we have had to take the unfortunate decision to postpone this ceremony.

NAIDOC Week will still be held from 4-11 July.

The National NAIDOC Committee has again partnered with the Woolworths Group to nationally distribute the 2021 NAIDOC Week poster.

The annual NAIDOC Week Teaching resources are now available from SBS Learn.

The NAIDOC Week teaching resource is full of activities and links to assist teachers and their students to reflect on this year’s theme, ‘Heal Country!’.

These resources were authored by Shelley Ware and developed by SBS Learn with support from NAIDOC Committee member Associate Professor Lynette Riley.

The 2021 teaching resources cover subject areas of English, HASS, The Arts and Science for students in Foundation to Year 10.

We regret to announce that we have decided to cancel the National NAIDOC Awards ceremony scheduled for Mparntwe (Alice Springs) on Saturday 3 July 2021.

The decision was made in consultation with the Alice Springs NAIDOC Committee and our key stakeholders in light of escalating community concerns and emerging issues about COVID-19.