CFA celebrates NAIDOC Week
The theme for NAIDOC Week this year centres around The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy.
This week is an opportunity for us to proudly reflect and celebrate with the many members we have across CFA that belong to First Peoples communities and recognise their invaluable knowledge and cultural continuums that they continue to impart within our organisational activities.
We encourage members to get involved in local NAIDOC week events and learn more about building a better CFA for First Peoples in Victoria.
CFA Cultural Heritage Advisor, Donna Sherwen and CFA Board Chair Jo Plummer share what NAIDOC Week means to them.
“NAIDOC Week has moved into something much bigger and broader. It's one of the most important, significant weeks in the cultural calendar,” Donna said.
“When we see our young ones coming up into this space it is so important that we ensure that every little thing is passed on to them, so that they can carry this into the next generation.
“They've taken lessons from our past and our history, but they're going to move forward with a much better understanding of who we are and where we're going, to share with everybody.”
“The real meaning here for me this NAIDOC Week is thinking about the future generation and our First Peoples and how we enable them to treasure and share the beautiful stories, the cultural heritage that has so much wisdom within it, not only with us but to our next generation of young people,” Jo said.
“Go forth this week, learn something new, get involved, I have no doubt as we continue to develop our partnerships with our cultural heritage people and our First Peoples that we will learn to do and be better together.
“We all have a role to play in helping our young people both share and celebrate our cultural heritage, the oldest living culture in the world.”