Celebrate NAIDOC Week – 50 Years of Deadly

Join us at McClelland to celebrate National NAIDOC Week.

NAIDOC Week celebrates and recognises the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. It is an opportunity for all Australians to learn and participate in the celebrations of the oldest, continuous living cultures on Earth. Read more about NAIDOC Week here.

Session: 10.30am - 1pm
Where: Sarah and Bailleau Myer Education Pavilion
Ages: 5- 12yo & families

Important to note:

Adults remain with and supervise their children during the workshops.

Places are available in order of arrival.

Wait times may occur during busy periods.

What to expect: Creative activities to engage children and families with First Nations culture.

Create: Connect to Country

Paper Collage

Kids and families can create a paper landscape to honour Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples deep connection to Country- lands, sky and waterways.

Sharing Stories: Yarn Circle

Kids and families can read together and discover books by First Nations authors and illustrators.

Celebrate: NAIDOC Poster & First Nations Music

Colour your own NAIDOC poster to take with you and display proudly at home. During the workshop you can hear the musical recordings of First Nations artists, including the music of Electric Fields and many others.

This year's NAIDOC poster artwork is titled Paralpi by Zaachariaha Fielding.

About the artst: Zaachariaha Fielding is a proud Yankunytjatjara man from the APY Lands in South Australia and is widely recognised as one of the country’s leading contemporary First Nations artists and musicians. Known internationally through the acclaimed music duo Electric Fields, his work brings together language, sound, visual storytelling and culture in deeply powerful and contemporary ways.

Zaachariaha Fielding said:

“Paralpi is about movement — movement through generations, through memory, through song and story. It speaks to the strength our people carry and the beauty of culture continuing to evolve while staying deeply connected to who we are.”