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National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day - August 4thNational Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day (NAICD) is celebrated on 4 August each year. SNAICC encourages all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community organisations, mainstream child and family welfare services, government agencies, schools, preschools, child care services and any organisations with an interest in children to celebrate National Aboriginal and Islander Children’s Day. 2007 Theme:Raise children strong in culture: pathways to healing and revival New!SNAICC Media Statement on 2007 Children's Day3 August 2007 Read the Media statement by SNAICC Chairperson Muriel Bamblett for this year's Children's Day. 2007 Children's Day EventsFind out what services and organisations across the country are organising for this year's National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day. Children's Day poster and other material now available
2007 Poster and other materialThis year, SNAICC has
used positive images of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children
for our annual NAICD poster and leaflet. They show our children
proud, happy and confident about who they are – children from
the oldest living cultures on earth. They illustrate this
year's theme wonderfully. This material has already been distributed free by SNAICC to our members and subscribers throughout the country.
You can also download the poster and leaflet in PDF here:
Children's Activity KitSNAICC has produced another Children's Activity Kit for this year's NAICD. These were distributed to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's services across the country. A limited number of printed kits are still available, but only for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children's services. Please contact the NAICD Project Officer to request a copy. Alternatively, you can download a PDF of the 2007 Activity Kit here.
2007 Children's Day ThemeRaise children strong in culture: pathways to healing and revival May 2007 A central part of SNAICC’s
advocacy has always been the importance of Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander children being raised in their culture. For an Aboriginal
or Torres Strait Islander child, culture is a source of strength,
resilience, happiness, identity and confidence. For some Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander children in particular, such as those
that are being raised away from their families, access to their
culture is critical as it provides a link to their heritage and
a source of strength and pride. Foster parents, carers
and services working with our children should encourage children
to feel proud of their Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander identity,
provide opportunities for children to participate in Aboriginal
and Torres Strait Islander cultural and community events and wherever
possible have contact with their family so they can learn about
their culture and heritage first hand. Strengthening our children’s
cultural identity is the best way to build their confidence. Communities and families that raise their children strong in culture create many pathways to healing and revival: children develop confidence and pride in themselves, their families and their culture; and communities grow in pride and strength.
AcknowledgementsSNAICC is grateful to the Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs for its financial support to SNAICC for producing the 2007 Children's Day poster and related material. The 2007 Children's Activity Kit is produced with funding by the SNAICC Resource Service and through a kind donation from OMEP Australia (World Organisation for Early Childhood Education – Australia).
BackgroundThe aim of NAICD is to demonstrate how important children are to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Through focussing on a different theme each year, NAICD draws attention to the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and major issues SNAICC is pursuing on their behalf. Since NAICD was established by SNAICC in 1988, SNAICC has produced posters and leaflets featuring original artwork to represent the year's theme. At the local level, community based children's services throughout the country such as the AICCAs and MACS organise local celebrations and free activities with a focus on children and families. For more information regarding National Aboriginal and Islander Children's Day contact the SNAICC office.
Previous Year's Children's Day Themes and Material
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