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While the official dates of NAIDOC Week may have been postponed until later this year, the spirit of culture continued to be celebrated throughout Australia.
Celebrations would normally take place in early July, but gathering restrictions forced the national committee to postpone NAIDOC Week 2020 until November 8 to 15.
In Tamworth, the culture of the Gomeroi people was the focus of a special NAIDOC exhibition of Indigenous artworks, which organisers were able to bring together despite the challenges of the pandemic.
Tamworth NAIDOC committee member Paris Knox said while plans for a July NAIDOC event had to be changed, it was important to note, they had not been given up on.
"We celebrate our culture in all days and all weeks, but especially this week we wanted to acknowledge NAIDOC (as it) was meant to be this week."
In Port Lincoln, South Australian primary school students continued with their planned celebrations before the school termed ended for holidays. The celebrations focused around what it meant to be Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander and the significance of this year's theme, 'Always Was, Always Will Be'.
Still in SA, and for John Pirie Secondary School in Port Pirie, pride and connection to culture is something that is nurtured daily in the form of its Urumbula garden.
The garden, which was built with the help of the greater community, reflects Aboriginal culture and enables students to focus on forming connections and pride through their involvement.
Plants in the garden reflected what Indigenous people used and through building the garden students get to construct their own layer of understanding and knowledge of where these plants came from and how they were used.
There will be a chance to create a national dialogue around the importance of treaty and agreement-making in a upcoming webinar tomorrow, when Indigenous thought leaders will bust the myths about treaty and sovereignty and identify the relationship between the two.
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