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Five fast facts - NAIDOC week

Text Five fast facts - NAIDOC week

TLF ID M013907

This is an information sheet that introduces five fast facts relating to the National Aborigines and Islanders day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week, an annual celebration of the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Tracing back to the Aboriginal rights movement of 1938, NAIDOC celebrations enable Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander and other Australians to come together and acknowledge the local and national achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians and promote reconciliation and diversity. This page provides a link to the NAIDOC website and includes a list of ways all Australians can get involved in the celebrations. The content is also downloadable as a PDF file.

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Educational value
  • This is a valuable teacher resource supporting the year 3 history content description exploring weeks celebrated or commemorated in Australia, specifically the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples' celebration of NAIDOC week. The content is structured as five facts, each fact focusing on a different element of NAIDOC week and its history.
  • This resource is relevant for exploring the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures cross-curriculum priority of the Australian Curriculum. The investigation of NAIDOC week as a national celebration recognising the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, supports the cultural priority acknowledging the significant contributions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people locally and globally.
Year level

3

Topics Reconciliation Aboriginal peoples Aboriginal history National days Anniversaries Celebrations Emblems Festivals Torres Strait Islander history Indigenous peoples
Learning area
  • Humanities and social sciences
  • History

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  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Reconciliation Australia
  • Organization: Reconciliation Australia
  • URL: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/about-us
  • Publisher
  • Name: Reconciliation Australia
  • Organization: Reconciliation Australia
  • Description: Publisher
  • URL: http://www.reconciliation.org.au/home/about-us
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
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  • Text
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  • © Reconciliation Australia. This material may be used and reproduced free of charge for non-commercial educational purposes, provided all acknowledgements are retained.