NAIDOC Week
Hear from First Nations women of the Deakin community
We invited First Nations women from our student and staff community to take part in a special project – conversations reflecting on their personal journeys, cultural identities, and connection to Country. Watch the video filmed at our NIKERI Institute and help celebrate NAIDOC Week.
Celebrating NAIDOC Week: 6–13 July 2025
As part of our Indigenous Strategy, Deakin is committed to Reconciliation and Treaty, advancing the educational aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and moving Indigenous Knowledges into the mainstream of Australian life. All our endeavours aim to reflect Australia’s full history and seek to build an inclusive future.
National and local events held during NAIDOC Week showcase the profound beauty and enduring impact of the oldest continuous living cultures on earth. We encourage you to attend Deakin and community events during NAIDOC Week.
Browse a celebration of Indigenous Australian art
The NAIDOC Poster Gallery showcases the official artwork of this cultural celebration from 1972 to the present. Browse the gallery online to trace the vibrant and moving cultural heritage of our nation's indigenous peoples.
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Indigenous glossary and terms
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Wellbeing support for First Nations students
If you ever feel like uni or your personal situation is becoming stressful, help is available.
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Deakin's Indigenous Strategy
We pledge to work closely with the Traditional Custodians on whose lands the University sits, to build Indigenous Knowledge and intelligence.
Banner image: Ancestral Lines by Jeremy Morgan Worrall.
'This artwork is a visual representation of the generational lines that carry through my mob. When I think of the next generation, I think towards my ancestors—Lucy Wright, Enoch Wright, Nonie Wright—through to my Nanna Audrie and my Mother Vanessa. Looking back gives me the strength and vision to look forward. Each figure in the painting is tied to family lines, like songlines, reflecting what they knew and what they passed on. The first represents lore, hunting, and tracking. The second reflects care, weaving, and love. The third shows the two combined, while the final two carry unfinished elements—symbols of knowledge and care in motion. Above them sits the essence of Country—swirling skies and a giant moon over Emmaville. It is by the fire, under these cool skies, where the next generation finds their strength, vision, and legacy.'