Not-for-profit community groups in Western NSW can apply for grants to help them host events celebrating the history, culture and accomplishments of Aboriginal people during NAIDOC Week 2017.
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Minister for Aboriginal Affairs Sarah Mitchell has announced $200,000 in grants are up for grabs.
“I encourage local organisations right across the state to apply for grant funding to host events during this NAIDOC Week that celebrate the important place Aboriginal people play in our communities,” she said.
NAIDOC Week’s national theme in 2017, Our Languages Matter, seeks to highlight the importance of growing and sharing Aboriginal languages.
There are more than 35 Aboriginal languages in NSW, all of them “currently critically endangered”.
“This year NSW will become the first state in the nation to introduce legislation to recognise and protect Aboriginal languages, as well as establishing a Centre for Aboriginal Languages of NSW to support community-led revival efforts,” Mrs Mitchell said.
Applications for the grants will close on April 27.
Community groups are being encouraged to apply via www.aboriginalaffairs.nsw.gov.au.
NAIDOC, which stands for National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee, is held nationally each year in the first full week of July.
This year NAIDOC Week will run from July 2 to July 9.
