We will be celebrating NAIDOC Week for Deaf Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people from Sunday 7th July to Sunday 14th July 2024. This year's theme is "Keep the fire burning! Blakm loud and proud."
If you would like more information about NAIDOC Week, please visit their website, www.naidoc.org.au
Additionally, we invite you to watch our videos from the 2022 theme,
"Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!"
Daniel Bachi
Wiradjuri
Daniel, a Deaf Wiradjuri man, talks about how we can learn more about Deaf First Nations peoples and what we can do to respect and support their languages and cultures.
Mandy Smith
Ngiyampaa - Paakantyi
Mandy is a proud Deaf Ngiyampaa - Paakantyi woman, and she explains how to celebrate NAIDOC Week with Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities.
Rodney Adams
Koori
Rodney, a Deaf Koori man, talks about Indigenous Sign Languages which were used in Australia for thousands of years before BSL was introduced and before Auslan was developed.
Deaf Indigenous Dance Group
Far North Queensland
Seven Deaf Indigenous performers from the Deaf Indigenous Dance Group (DIDG) in Cairns, Far North Queensland, help celebrate NAIDOC week by sharing their story with us.
Please follow and check out their amazing Indigenous dance on Instagram.
Whose Country am I on?
Mainland Australia is comprised of over 250 Aboriginal nations each with their own language, culture, customs and communities.
Do you know whose Country you work, live and play on? You can view and order your own map of Indigenous Australia from the AIATSIS website and learn more about different Aboriginal nations across the country.
Acknowledgement
Convo Australia would like to thank to Rodney Adams for his support with making this possible, by coordinating with the Deaf Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders community to share their stories for NAIDOC Week 2022.
We would also like to thank Rodney Adams, Daniel Bachi, Mandy Smith and the members of the Deaf Indigenous Dance Group (Sue Frank, Leslie Footscray, Clifford Johnson, Nathaniel Murray-Fourmile, Shardrach Sales-Gramham, Floyd Villaflor and Aviu Ware) for taking the time to share their story for NAIDOC Week 2022. By sharing your stories, you help other Deaf First Nations peoples and non-Indigenous people all over in Australia and overseas learn and appreciate more about the longest living cultures in the world.
All First Nations peoples involved with this project have been compensated for their time or chose to donate their compensation to other First Nations initiatives of their choosing.
Please contact us on gday@convoaustralia.com if you would like more information about this page, or if you would like to participate in future initiatives like this one. We would love to have your input!