NAIDOC is the acronym for National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee. It originated as a day of mourning before evolving into a week-long celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Stacie Piper is a Wurundjeri and Dja Dja Wurrung woman and Chairperson of the Victorian NAIDOC Committee.
“We need to always remember that the origins were not a celebration. They were around recognising injustices that had been put on our communities.’
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