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This week’s School TV newsletter highlights the significance of NAIDOC week. Jackson School have celebrated NAIDOC week through a range of activities throughout the school.

NAIDOC stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee. It can be traced back to the Aboriginal rights movement on Australia Day 1938 and protests to highlight the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.

Today, celebrations consist of range of traditional and contemporary activities. There are many gatherings of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people coming together to celebrate and share with non-Aboriginal people the strengths of its First Nations People.

We want to celebrate that difference is a great thing and our society can only benefit from a range of world views and experiences. This important event helps build positive relationships between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people, enabling a deeper understanding of our differences and similarities.

We encourage you to watch the following video which provides a deeper understanding of our history and timeline of events and how NAIDOC is celebrated presently. NAIDOC week is an opportunity for all Australians to reflect and reconcile the wrongs of the past to facilitate hope and build a fairer future for all.

https://jacksons.vic.schooltv.me/wellbeing_news/special-report-celebrating-naidoc-week