NAIDOC WEEK 2025
In Australia we celebrate NAIDOC week the first week of July each year. As a proud First Nations woman, I’m honoured to work with so many incredible First Nations businesses, organisations and programs that strive to empower and elevate the voices of our mob all year round but in particular this coming week.
For me, NAIDOC Week is about sharing and listening to the stories of our First Nations people, celebrating their creativity, resilience and world views as the oldest, continuous living culture on earth. By elevating their voices and stories we inspire a future vision for our country where Indigenous voices are not only heard but lead the way.
National NAIDOC week is an opportunity for all Australians to learn about First Nations cultures and histories and participate in the celebration of our community and culture.
2025 marks 50 years of NAIDOC, and the theme this year is "The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy," celebrating not only the achievements of the past but the bright future ahead.
The NAIDOC journey began as a movement for recognition and rights, sparked by Indigenous communities who saw a future built on justice and equality. Over the decades, it has grown into a powerful national celebration, a testament to the enduring strength of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Guided by the wisdom of our Elders and the groundwork laid by our forebears, each NAIDOC Week reinforces our vision for an Australia where Indigenous voices are not only heard but lead the way. (naidoc.org.au)
Here are some First Nations stories, brands and businesses I’ve been loving of late for you to check out this NAIDOC week—
PODCAST
Presented by Rudi Bremer for the ABC, this podcast shares beautifully crafted stories of First Nations people in the arts and culture space. Always an easy listen and an amazing resource for learning more about First Nations culture.
EVENT
I’ll be co-hosting this City of Sydney event in collaboration with We Are Warriors. A free event and fun way to engage with and celebrate First Nations artists and community in action. All welcome and hope to see you there.
PLAYLIST
A curation of First Nations artists by my sis Alethea Beetson for Spotify
BOOK
Inspired by the Uluru Statement from the Heart, and its statement that sovereignty ‘has never been ceded or extinguished’, influential historian Henry Reynolds revisits the very premise of the settlement of Australia and challenges us to do the same.
Incredible read and highly recommend for all!
ORGANISATION
If you haven’t already heard of Common Grounds, I highly recommend that you subscribe to their mailing list and follow along with all the amazing work they are doing in preserving First Nations stories of the past and inspiring and supporting the next generation of storytellers. They also have incredible resources, check out their Bedtime Stories, a personal favourite of mine.
BOOK
I love this book so much, it’s beautifully made and captures the power of First Nations resilience and our fight for equality and recognition. A photo book that documents the movement over the last 50 years and tells the stories of some of the inspiring key figures who have lead and continue to inspire the movement.
SUPPORT
Queen of Bling — Haus of Dizzy is an incredible First Nations owned business that sells a range of fun things + does their fair share of education and activism, sharing knowledge and resources about First Nations past and present change makers- check out this one on NAIDOC Week
