Wall of fame caps NAIDOC celebrations

Edward O'Daly

8 August 2006: The Ngunnawal Centre has unveiled a new honour roll of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander graduates to mark NAIDOC Week.

Stage one of the list was launched as part of the University's NAIDOC celebrations - held a few weeks after the official NAIDOC festivities, which fell in the University break.

Former students join Professor Bell (right) to launch the Honour Board Photo: Edward O'Daly

Guest speaker Phil Nean, director of the ACT's Indigenous Education Unit, discussed the state of Indigenous education and highlighted the strong education system that exists within Indigenous communities.

The value of traditional Indigenous knowledge was a theme echoed by Deputy Vice-Chancellor Sharon Bell, who talked of the need to "recognise and embed" Indigenous knowledge in the curriculum.

After the ceremony an auction was held to raise funds for students to attend the National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games.

NAIDOC originally stood for ‘National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee'. The committee responsible for the celebrations.

For more information, visit the NAIDOC website