It was the first major gathering of First Nations people since the defeat of the Indigenous Voice referendum last year, with almost 2,000 people in the crowd breaking last year's record.
The 2024 National NAIDOC Week Awards ceremony took place in Adelaide on Saturday night, recognising Indigenous trailblazers making a difference to their community.
"I think us coming together tonight in such huge numbers is really important to build our spirits and build our joy and our belief in just how incredible our people are," she said."We're in South Australia — there's a voice to parliament, there's a treaty process. The only state that doesn't have a treaty process or truth-telling process is Western Australia," she said.
Aunty Dulcie said she was proud to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award, and to have made history by being the first Torres Strait Islander woman to receive the award. A longstanding CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care Agency , Aunty Muriel was recognised for her strong advocacy for children in out-of-home care.
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