NAIDOC Week at Deakin
NIKERI Institute, in partnership with the Office of Indigenous Strategy & Innovation at Deakin University, held a four and a half hour live virtual event in honour of NAIDOC Week 2029, celebrating the importance of First Nations Knowledge, Voice and Storytelling. Broadcast out of Deakin Edge at Fed Square the event featured live art panel discussions, yarning sessions with prominent First Nations Peoples and a live cross to Broome Senior High School.
The 2020 NAIDOC Week theme, Always Was: Always Will Be, recognises that First Nations people have occupied and cared for this continent for over 65,000 years.
Join our hosts, Tom Molyneux and Kiri Wicks from Deakin University streamed live from Deakin Edge, sharing the stage with guests including two incredible Aboriginal artists, Morgs and Thelma Beeton from The Torch.
These artists completed artworks from start-to-finish over the course of the day, while the hosts chatted throughout the day with inspirational speakers and special guests who shared their own work and personal stories connecting to the NAIDOC Week theme.
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Art Discussion Panel
Moderated by Dr Jessamy Gleeson and featuring guest speakers Gail Harradine from Koorie Art Heritage and Judith Ryan from the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV).
Sand Talk
Tom Molyneux chats to Dr Tyson Yunkaporta about his book Sand Talk: How Indigenous thinking can save the world.
The Torch
Kent Morris, Chief Executive Officer of The Torch chats to Leanne Willis, Senior Manager of Art Collection and Galleries at Deakin.
Yarning Session
Professor Mark Rose, Pro Vice-Chancellor of Indigenous Strategy and Innovation at Deakin, chats to friend Mick Coombes, Manager for Aboriginal Economic Development and Industry Engagement at the Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions.
Art Competition
Announcement of the winners of the Deakin Engagement and Access Program (DEAP) NAIDOC Art Competition.
Cross to Broome Senior High School
Live cross to Broome Senior High School where artists shared the artworks they entered into the Deakin Engagement and Access Program (DEAP) NAIDOC Art Competition.
Art Livestream
Watch the artworks come to life in the 4.5 hour livestream of artsists Morgs and Thelma Beeton from The Torch.