Yeronga Wunya
Did you know that NAIDOC week is coming up in the School holidays? NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Celebration. Yes, it used to be a day, but there is so much to celebrate, it’s turned into a week! It’s on from 7-14 July.
Yeronga State School is acknowledging NAIDOC week in lots of ways. Aunty Jeanette Fabila will be performing at this week’s junior assembly and on the last day of term, there is a free dress day. Come in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Colours – red, yellow and black, and bring a gold coin donation which will go towards funding some of the School’s NAIDOC celebrations. After the holidays, there will be some cultural activities with the senior school students. The student council will also be presenting information about NAIDOC week to all students in the coming weeks. Kalari are really grateful to the school for supporting this important week.
The theme for this year’s NAIDOC week is Voice, Treaty, Truth, which are the three elements to the reforms set out in the Uluru Statement from the Heart which came out of a constitutional convention of 250 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander delegates held at the foot of Uluru in Central Australia on the lands of the Anangu people. These reforms represent the unified position of First Nations Australians, built on generations of consultation and discussions among Indigenous people on a range of issues and grievances. The Uluru Statement from the Heart calls for a First Nations Voice to Parliament enshrined in the Constitution and a Makarrata Commission to supervise treaty processes and truth-telling. First Nations Australians are asking for their voices to be heard, and for all Australians to tell the truth about our past. The final sentence asks all Australians to walk with Indigenous peoples for a better future. You can read this short and powerful statement here:
If you want to know more NAIDOC week, visit: https://www.naidoc.org.au/
There are lots of great NAIDOC events in the School holidays. Here are some you might like to attend:
https://www.naidoc.org.au/get-involved/naidoc-week-events/voices-dreaming
Yugara word of the week: Budang means mother.
Kalari Team