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1. Shantelle Thompson

   Shantelle Thompson is known in her community as the ‘Barkindji Warrior’ a fighter and warrior for her people.

   She has always fought to be a protector and role model for her family and community from a very young age. 

2. Vale Uncle Jack Charles

   We share our great sadness at the news that today, 13 September 2022, Uncle Jack Charles passed after a short illness. 2022 has bought us yet more Sorry Business, having sent another treasured Elder on their final journey.

3. Sharee Yamashita

   Sharee Yamashita is a young Thanikwithi woman from Thursday Island who has recently completed her Electrical apprenticeship while managing the demanding responsibilities of a young family. She is now a full time employee working with Rio Tinto in Weipa on the Cape York Peninsula.

4. Yarning Circle

   A sharing of what has built our personal awareness of the First Nations journey. Bring along a story, a song, a reading.... a short something that has made you go "aha!" or come along to hear what others have to share. We will have the kettle on!

5. Sharon Gray

   Sharon is a Kamilaroi and Scottish Woman.

6. Aunty Lynette Nixon

   Aunty Lynette Nixon is a Gunggari woman who has lived all her life in South Western Queensland.

7. Online Education Programs

   Shelley Ware and a National Portrait Gallery educator guide primary school students through a 45-minute online interactive session, celebrating this year’s NAIDOC theme The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.

8. Shoalhaven NAIDOC Family Fun Day

   The Shoalhaven NAIDOC Family Fun Day includes live entertainment, free food and drink and free activities / amusements for all families and children that come along.

9. NAIDOC 2012 Poster

   "I was shocked to realise that most people I know have never heard of the Tent Embassy. I knew it existed but never appreciated what our people and my family had to fight for only 40 years ago.

10. Black Sky Fox

    This show is about strength, resilience, and Dr Virginia Keft’s Aboriginal identity as a Murrawarri woman. Using the central motif of the Flying Fox, the exhibition celebrates connections to place and community. Weaving features in the exhibition both physically and symbolically.