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ACTIVITY PACKconnect contribute celebrateNAIDOC WEEK 2—9 July
IN THIS ACITIVITY PACK.NAIDOC Week 20171History of NAIDOC Week1Deadly ways to celebrate NAIDOC Week2About the Aboriginal flag3Colour-in activity – Aboriginal flag4About the Torres Strait Islander flag5Colour-in activity – Torres Strait Islander flag6Instruments & artefacts7Cooking activity – Lemon myrtle biscuits8My place means.9Word search activity10Mega colour-in activities – Pathways of our Ancestors12Cooking activity – Lemon myrtle cheesecake18
NAIDOC WEEK 2017HISTORY OF NAIDOC WEEKEach year, NAIDOC Week celebrationshighlight the rich and diverseculture of Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander peoples — the FirstAustralians.NAIDOC stands for NationalAborigines and Islanders DayObservance Committee: the mobresponsible for organising activitiesnationally.NAIDOC Week celebrations and community eventsare a great opportunity for all Queenslandersto come together and acknowledge the history,culture and achievements of Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander Queenslanders.NAIDOC has its origins in the fight for Aboriginalcitizenship rights and better living standards, goingback to the 1920s and 1930s. It’s been called manythings over the years – including Day of Mourningand Aborigines Day.This year NAIDOC Week celebrations will be heldfrom Sunday 2 July to Sunday 9 July 2017.The first Day of Mourning was held on Australia Day1938 — 150 years to the day after the arrival of theFirst Fleet in Sydney.This year's theme – Our Languages Matter –aims to emphasise and celebrate the unique andessential role that Indigenous languages play incultural identity, linking people to their land andwater and in the transmission of Aboriginal andTorres Strait Islander history, spirituality and rites,through story and song.Some 250 distinct Indigenous language groupscovered the continent at first (significant) Europeancontact in the late eighteenth century. Most ofthese languages would have had several dialects,therefore the total number of named varietieswould have run into the many hundreds.This day of observance moved to July in 1955.In 1991, Torres Strait Islanders were included;the group became NAIDOC, and focus shifted torecognition and celebration of cultures.NAIDOC has been a week-long national celebrationever since.Follow the history trail by visiting the NAIDOCwebsite.Today only around 120 of those languages arestill spoken and many are at risk of being lost asElders pass on. This year’s theme plays a valuablerole in the importance of maintaining and revivinglanguage so it is not lost.NAIDOC Week is celebrated nationally acrossAustralia.The aim of the week is to celebrate and promotea greater understanding of Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander people and culture.This Activity Pack has been designed as a funresource for organising NAIDOC Week events.It contains general information about eventorganisation ideas for a range of activities, andfun kids activities.1
DEADLY WAYS TOCELEBRATE NAIDOC WEEKBelow are just some ideas about how you canbecome involved in NAIDOC Week with specificactivities and other more general ideas to get yourcommunity involved.The success of NAIDOC Week is dependent upongroups organising events which are meaningful andappropriate to their specific communities, so be ascreative as you wish in coming up with activities. 2Hold a flag raising ceremony of the Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander flagsOrganise a group to make a quilt withmessages about NAIDOC Week focusing on thisyears’ theme — Our Language MattersHold a NAIDOC Week breakfast, morning teaor lunch and invite local Indigenous and nonIndigenous community members and organisefor a guest speakerListen to Indigenous music or radio stationsStudy a famous Indigenous AustralianFind out about the Traditional people from yourareaLearn the meanings of local or nationalAboriginal place namesInvite an Indigenous artist to paint a muralStudy Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander artsand craftsMake your own Aboriginal or Torres StraitIslander artRead a dreamtime storyStart your own Indigenous Hall of Famefeaturing any local role models and achieversVisit Indigenous websites on the internet tolearn more about their culturesMake your own Indigenous Trivia QuizVisit local Indigenous sites of significance orinterestPrepare damper or Indigenous dishesPlant a native Australian plantCreate a website page showing your localNAIDOC Week activitiesHold a writing competition based around theimportant issues of Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander peopleOrganise a poster competition and ask a localidentity to present the prize Sponsor a children’s essay competitionthrough your local school. Display the essays inyour local library or community centreDisplay Indigenous artefactsHold basket-making workshopsOrganise Indigenous inspired face paintingOrganise an event such as an art display,photographic exhibition, sporting match ormusic concertOrganise an information session with displays,discussion groups and information on servicesand productsHold a certificate of appreciation for Indigenouspeople who have contributed to building abetter understanding and relationship betweenthe community and Aboriginal people andTorres Strait Islander peopleArrange a display at a local shopping centreor central public area showcasing theachievements of local Aboriginal people andTorres Strait Islander peopleHold a launch at a local shopping centre orcentral public area to celebrate NAIDOC Week,inviting speakers to talk about what NAIDOCWeek meansArrange to have NAIDOC Week messagesdisplayed on billboards around yourcommunity. Your local Council, QueenslandTransport or the Queensland Police Servicemay be able to assistHire or buy a badge-making machine and makeup badges using ‘NAIDOC Week’ or make upyour own NAIDOC Week messageOrganise a film night, with a film appropriate tothe purpose of NAIDOC WeekContact your local schools and encourageNAIDOC Week activities with the children suchas a school play on a relevant subject matterMake a banner for NAIDOC Week and have itdisplayed over the main street of your town orcityOrganise a banner-making workshopLaunch a new initiative or resource duringNAIDOC WeekUse street theatre, mime, dance, a rap contestand poetry to promote NAIDOC WeekOrganise a clothesline project where peoplewrite or draw messages about NAIDOC Weekon t-shirts and hang or display them in aprominent place.
ABOUT THE ABORIGINAL FLAGThe Aboriginal flag was designed byHarold Thomas, a Luritja man fromCentral Australia.It was created as a symbol of unity and national identityfor Aboriginal people during the land rights movement ofthe early 1970s.The symbolic meaning of the flag colours are:BlackRedYellowAboriginal people of Australiaearth, the red ochre and a spiritualrelation to the landsun, the giver of life and protector.D idyouknow? Language holds the key to Aboriginal and TorresStrait Islander people’s history and is linked tocultural and spiritual identity.More than 700 different Aboriginal languagesand dialects were spoken in Australia beforeEuropean settlement.Today, less than 250 languages are still spoken.European settlement interrupted the passing oflanguage from one generation to another.Today, language lives on through individualwords and varieties of Aboriginal Englishincorporating structures of Aboriginal language.3
-inColour ityactiv4Have fun and colour-in your very ownAboriginal inspired flag.Name: Age:
ABOUT THE TORRES STRAITISLANDER FLAGThe Torres Strait Islander flag is attributedto the late Bernard Namok of ThursdayIsland and was formally adopted in 1992.The symbolic meaning of the flag colours are:BlackWhiteGreenBlueTorres Strait Islander peoplepeace (star: five major island groups,dhari: island custom)northern and southern mainlandswaters of the Strait that nourish bothspiritually and physically.D idyouknow? English is a foreign language in some Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islander communities and insome cases the third language spoken.Two broad languages in the Torres Strait are theWestern and Eastern language.A third language spoken in the Torres Strait isCreole—also referred to as Yumplatok.The Western language group incorporates fourdialects: Kalaw Lagaw Ya, Kalau Kawau Ya,Kulkalgau Ya and Kawalgau Ya.The Eastern language group is called Meriam Mir.5
-inColour ityactiv6Have fun and colour-in your very ownTorres Strait Islander inspired flag.Name: Age:
INSTRUMENTS & ARTEFACTSClapsticksClapsticks are the traditional percussion instrument of all Aboriginalpeople, providing rhythm in song and dance. They consist of two sticksmade from various woods.They create a beautiful, sharp sound when clapped together and theirdecorative designs on each one tells its own story. Unlike the didgeredoo,clapsticks are played by both men and women.DrumThe Torres Strait Islands has its own traditional drum which is called the‘Warup’. The drum is carved and hollowed from driftwood and is integral tothe social, political and cultural events in a Torres Strait Islanders’ life.Drums were decorated with traditional marking and tufts of feathers of localbirds and some are built to represent totems such as shark, crocodile andmany more. Warups are used for celebrations, island dancing and singing.An experienced player can tune the Warup a bit like tuning a guitar.BoomerangThe boomerang is a throwing weapon used primarily for hunting andfighting as well as sport. It is also used for digging and clearing, firemaking, trade, ceremonies and music making.The shape and size vary depending on its function but can be groupedinto categories of returning, non-returning, hunting and ceremonial. Theyare shaped from timber and great care is taken to select the appropriatebranch or tree root for the correct angle and grain. The ends of the returningboomerang are grooved on the underside to act as an aerodynamic aid.The non-returning boomerang or hunting boomerang is longer, has ashallower curve and is usually thicker than the returning variety.DhariThe Dhari is the distinctive traditional dance and ceremonial headdress ofthe Torres Strait. It features on the region’s flag and symbolises the identityand unity of all Torres Strait Islanders.Dhari is the Meriam Mir word for ‘headdress’ and is used in the easternislands. In the central and western islands where Kala Lagaw Ya is spoken,the headdress is called Dhoeri. Customarily worn and made by males, dharidesigns vary from island to island.Dharis or Dhoeris were traditionally made from Frigate Bird and Torres StraitPigeon feathers but are now made from a wide and often creative range ofmaterials including heavy cardboard, plywood, chicken feathers and cane.When wearing dharis at night for performances, the dancers shaketheir heads to vibrate the spokes, causing a brilliant shimmering effect,described as being like the glint of a pearl shell dropped in water.7
gCookin yactivitLemon myrtlebiscuitsIngredients250g sugar250g butter500g sifted self-raising flour4 eggs or 1/3 Emu egg25g ground lemon myrtleMethod1. Cream together sugar and butter2. Add the eggs to the creamed butter one at a time3. Fold in flour and myrtle until combined4. Roll into small balls5. Flour a fork and press the batter lightly into the tray6. Bake in a moderate oven (180–190 C) for 12 to 15 minutes.8
D idyouknow?MY PLACE MEANS.Many suburbs and towns throughout Queensland carry namestaken from Aboriginal languages. Could your place?Here are some:Indooroopillygully of leechesCoochiemudlored rockToowoombaplace of meetingKowanyamamany watersQuilpie curlewYerongasandy placeBoulia water holeYungaburraQueensland silver ash treeGoondiwindiduck droppings (reference to a roosting place on the river)9
WORD SEARCHWordsearchyactivit10Can you find all the words and linesCelebrateOur mobWelcomeFamilyDanceHarold ThomasCultureYarnFirst NationsStoryCountryBernard QUIBRSOPMEONTIW
You can makedamper in theoven or on acampfire. Youcan even addfruit to make itnice and sweet,or cheese tomake it extratasty!IngredientsMethod3 cups self raising flourMix the flour, salt and sugar togetherinto a bowl.1/4 teaspoon salt180 ml milk – if the mixture is too dry,add a little more milk1 teaspoon castor sugar1. Rub the butter into the flour withyour fingertips2. Add milk slowly and mix to form asoft dough1/3 cup chilled butter, chilled extra flouras needed3. Knead lightly on a floured board until.for oven cooking.for campfire cookingGrease and dust with flour a round caketin or a flat baking pan.Grease the camp oven (Dutch oven) anddust with flour. Add bread dough andcover.Place dough in the pan and bake in apreheated oven at 190 C (375 F) for30– 40 minutes.smooth. Shape into a round loaf,brush with milk and cut a cross in thetop surface of the dough.Place in your campfire, cover with hotashes and coals and bake for about30 minutes.11
Mega-incolouvritiesactiPATHWAYS OF OUR ANCESTORSThe colour-in activities on the following pages are based ona large mural. We’ve cut it into five panels for you, so you canchoose which totem animal you’d like to colour in. Or you can dothem all, cut them out and stick them together to make your veryown mural artwork!This artwork is very special because the artist has used symbols to tell a story about thelands and cultural pathways of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, that spanmany different language groups throughout Country.Here’s what the artist says about the artwork:The large circles represent sacred places created on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanderhomelands.The small circles represent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples andcommunities.The serpent in the background represents Country, culture and language. The serpentcarries the songlines across Country— spoken in language—telling stories of the peopleof that land and the deep spiritual significance connecting Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslander peoples to their ancestors, land and lore.There are many different Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures, storylines andlanguages, and so inside the serpent you can see many different images. But all of themare connected throughout the serpent’s body. This shows that although there are manydifferent clans, through songlines and language, they are all connected to Country.12
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gCookin yactivitLemon MyrtleCheesecakeIngredients for the baseMethod1 cup biscuits crushed1. Mix crushed macadamia nuts,1 cup macadamias crushedcrushed biscuits and butter.125 g butter melted2. Press into base of dish andIngredients for the fillingMethod125 g soft butter3. Place softened butter, softened250 g cream cheese softened1 cup caster sugar2 tsp vanilla essence2 tsp gelatine powder60 mls hot water2 tbs ground lemon myrtlerefrigerate while making filling.cream cheese, caster sugar, vanillaessence and ground lemon myrtleinto a large bowl and cream with anelectric mixer.4. Dissolve gelatine in about 60 mL ofhot water and when cool graduallyadd to the mixture.5. Beat until light and fluffy.6. Pour over the biscuit base and placein the fridge overnight.18
SHARETHENAIDOCFUN!Do you know other peoplewho would like to have thisActivity Pack?Go to our website (www.datsip.qld.gov.au/naidoc) where youcan find this downloadable Activity Pack as well as NAIDOCposters and information about NAIDOC events happening nearyou.
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Aboriginal place names Invite an Indigenous artist to paint a mural Study Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander arts and crafts Make your own Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander art Read a dreamtime story Start your own Indigenous Hall of Fame featuring any local role models and achievers
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ABORIGINAL HAND PRINT The Aboriginal flag is very important to Aboriginal people all over Australia. It has been flown since the 1960s. When looking at the Aboriginal flag, there are three colours. The top half is black and represents Aboriginal people from all over Australia. The bottom half is red and represents the land “Our Mother .
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