Introducing this year’s National NAIDOC Week Award finalists. Selected from a pool of almost 200 nominees, these finalists exemplify the spirit of NAIDOC, which is a week-long celebration of Blak excellence across the Country.
National NAIDOC Lifetime Achievement Award Category
Aunty Dulcie Flower AM
National NAIDOC Person Award Category
Aunty Muriel Bamblett
Bianca Brackenridge
Georgia Weir
National NAIDOC Female Elder Award Category
Aunty Flo Watson
Aunty Glendra Stubbs
Aunty Millie Ingram
National NAIDOC Male Elder Award Category
Dr John Binda Reid
Klynton Wanganeen
Mr Kim Collard – Balladong/Wadjuk Elder of the Noongar Nation
National NAIDOC Sportsperson Award Category
Alex Winwood
Bailey O'Neil
Natasha Leslie
National NAIDOC Youth Award Category
Dante Rodrigues
Ieyesha Roberts
Piper Stewart
National NAIDOC Creative Talent Award Category
Colleen Tighe Johnson
Graham Akhurst
Naarah
National NAIDOC Caring for Country and Culture Award Category
Alick Tipoti
Aunty Fran Bodkin
Dr Theoni (Tia) Whyman
National NAIDOC Education Award Category
Dr Stacey Kim Coates
Shelley Ware
Warlpiri Education and Training Trust
National NAIDOC Innovation Award Category
Common Ground First Nations
Narelle Henry
Tui Nolan