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Wardarnji > Information Wardarnji Aboriginal Cultural Festival
Since 1993 the ‘Wardarnji Aboriginal Cultural Festival’ is celebrated where the Derbarl Yerrigan or Swan River meets the salt water, this area for thousands of generations has been known by the local Nyoongar people as Walyalup or Fremantle. Wardarnji 2010 will give you a glimpse of Aboriginal culture as you watch the traditional Middar (dance) of Australia’s first people, taste bush tucker and hear the stories of our people passed down, generation to generation, through story telling and music. On display will be arts and crafts, stalls and displays with some thing for everyone. In the spirit of coming together, come join us and help celebrate our ancient and living cultural heritage.
NAIDOC Week 2010
NAIDOC stands for the National Aboriginal and Islander Day Observance Committee. Its origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s which sought to increase awareness in the wider community of the status and treatment of Indigenous Australians.
Today, NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields.
Activities take place across the nation during NAIDOC Week in the first full week of July.
Click here to see the full 2010 NAIDOC Week activities in Fremantle
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