For the 50th anniversary of NAIDOC week, the theme, “The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy,” invites us to honour the resilience and resistance of those who have come before us, while looking to the future with courage. It asks us all to invest in the well-being of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, acknowledging the strength of our ancestors and all that has come before whilst putting faith in the next generation to continue to fight for progress.
The incredible artwork “Ancestral Lines” by Jeremy Morgan Worrall beautifully depicts the connections, songs and stories that follow our family lines, connecting us from the past to the present and into the future.
At Murawin, this theme resonates deeply. It reflects our family business structure and the work we do every day, supporting truth-telling and community voices to build a better future for all.
Across our engagements, whether in child and family reform, climate adaptation, employment, justice, or education, we continue to see both the legacy of colonisation and the strength of resistance that has shaped the experiences of mob around the country. We see and hear how the issues faced are so tightly interconnected that it is almost impossible to separate them. We see systems that often struggle to engage with our communities meaningfully, let alone equitably, and yet we also see growing momentum for change.
Our work shows us that strength isn’t always loud, but it is persistent and resilient. Vision is not about talking, but about deep listening, planning and acting. Finally, legacy is not only about the past but about building a future that you want to see and working with others to achieve it.
This NAIDOC Week, we’re celebrating our diverse, resilient and amazing communities, as we do the whole year round. The week offers an opportunity for us all to come together and acknowledge the amazing past, present and future of mob and build understanding and connection across the rest of the country. So we’re taking time to take in as much knowledge, art and inspiration as possible to guide us through the week and set the tone for the remainder of the year.
Listen
First Nations Children’s Music
Deep Listening – Stories of Country
Kids, Culture, Community – SNAICC Yarns
Learn
The First Australians Documentary
Act
