The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria are petitioning for a NAIDOC public holiday, arguing it would support efforts towards reconciliation by 'securing real, lasting change to create a better future together, as equals'.
The First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria are petitioning for a NAIDOC public holiday, arguing it would support treaty by"securing real, lasting change to create a better future together, as equals".
As 2022 NAIDOC Week draws to a close, the democratically elected First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria has started a petition to create a NAIDOC Day public holiday. A NAIDOC Day public holiday would highlight the week's importance and encourage the community to show their commitment to creating a better future together, assembly co-chair Marcus Stewart said.
"New Zealand celebrates the anniversary of the signing of the Waitangi Treaty with a public holiday. It's time that Victoria had an official day that celebrates First Peoples too."NAIDOC Week's origins can be traced to the emergence of Aboriginal groups in the 1920s that sought to raise awareness of the status and treatment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians.
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