NAIDOC Week
National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July each year (Sunday to Sunday), to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC Week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on earth.
50 Years of Deadly
For five decades, NAIDOC Week has celebrated the voices of our communities — steady, unapologetic, and proud. Each year, its themes have called for truth, celebrated culture, honoured resistance, and reminded the nation of who we are.
Fifty Years of Deadly marks a milestone. It’s a tribute to the people who built this movement. the Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year.
NAIDOC Week Activities
To celebrate 50 years of Deadly we're looking back at some of Captain Starlight's favourite NAIDOC Week super special guests plus there's a fun activity you can do every day. Check out what's happening each day below.
MONDAY 6TH JULY
NAIDOC Week Live Stream With Djirri Djirri
Captain Starlight loves to Dance! Back in 2022 Captain Starlight met the Djirri Djirri Dancer and got a special performance and dance lesson. The Djirri Djirri are the only Wurundjeri female dance group, and are Traditional Custodians of Narrm (Melbourne) and surrounds. Djirri Djirri means Willy Wagtail in Woiwurrung, our Mother Tongue.
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TUESDAY 7TH JULY
NAIDOC Week Live Stream With Briggs
Captain Starlight loves to read! In 2020 Captain starlight met Rapper Briggs who read his awesome kids book "Our Home Our Heartbeat". Adam Briggs (professionally known as Briggs) is an acclaimed Aboriginal Australian (Yorta Yorta) rapper, author, comedy writer, and actor. Born in Shepparton, Victoria in 1986, he is a foundational figure in Indigenous Australian hip-hop.
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WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY
NAIDOC Week Live Stream With Cedric Varcoe
Captain Starlight loves to paint! In 2020 The Captain Starlights in the SA Starlight Express Room got a special painting lesson with Cedric Varcoe! Cedrick is a contemporary artist, who paints the creation stories of his Ngarrindjeri lands and waters, from the lower River Murray and the Lower Lakes to the Coorong, the South Coast to Kangaroo Island.
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THURSDAY 9TH JULY
NAIDOC Week Live Stream With Corey Tutt
Captain Starlight loves animals! At 12:15PM we go back to 202o when Captain Starlight joined Corey Tutt to learn all about some amazing animals. Then at 3PM he'll be coming live from the Randwick Starlight Express Room to read his book, This Book Thinks You're Deadly. Corey Aden Tutt is an Aboriginal Australian of Kamilaroi heritage, a STEM professional, author, social entrepreneur and the founder of DeadlyScience, an initiative that provides STEM resources to remote schools throughout Australia. In 2020 he was named the NSW Young Australian of the Year.
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FRIDAY 10TH JULY
NAIDOC Week Live Stream With Kirsten Banks
Captain Starlight loves the stars! Earlier this year Captain Starlight learnt all about space with astrophysicist and science communicator Kirsten Banks. Kirsten has a passion for making the wonders of the universe accessible and engaging for everyone. She has a PhD in astrophysics and is of Wiradjuri heritage, they strive to inspire curiosity, foster understanding, and ignite a love for science in audiences of all ages.
