SOME deadly entertainment is planned by Redland City Council for NAIDOC Week.
A showcase concert with Coloured Stone and a family day out will be a feature.
Mayor Karen Williams said council would provide free entertainment to ensure all of Redlands could be part of NAIDOC Week (July 2 to 9).
“We kick off our activities early with Seek, Unearth, Explore Quandamooka Country at IndigiScapes on Friday 30 June,” Cr Williams said.
“This is a school holiday activity running from 10am to 2pm and includes bush tucker and Indigenous workshops as well as Quandamooka story telling and an artefact presentation.
“Opening on 2 July we have two exhibitions, featuring Indigenous artists – Island Made and Ruby and Hunter by Claudia Moodoonuthi – at Redland Art Gallery, Cleveland.
“Redland Libraries are also offering multicultural story times and Redland Performing Arts Centre is hosting an amazing Our Languages Matter: A NAIDOC Showcase from 12pm on Sunday 9 July.
“This free event is suitable for all ages and brings together a traditional smoking ceremony, cultural and dance demonstrations, bush tucker tasting and weaving workshops.
“In a perfect way to finish the week, the Our Languages Matter showcase ends with a performance by nationally-renowned entertainers Bunna Lawrie and Coloured Stone in the RPAC Concert Hall.”
Cr Williams said the events were open to all and were a wonderful way to learn about NAIDOC Week and the rich Indigenous culture of Redlands.
Other NAIDOC Week community events included the opening of the Quandamooka Festival, the Yulu-Burri-Ba Health and Minjerribah Moorgumpin Elders-in-Council NAIDOC celebrations and Goompi NAIDOC Day.
Cr Williams said the city was spoiled for choice in what was looking to be a special celebration.
For more information on NAIDOC events, visit the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander events calendar at www.redland.qld.gov.au
National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) week is held the first full week of July and celebrates the achievements, contributions and cultures of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People.
The theme this year is Our Languages Matter, highlighting the connections between language and cultural identity and that many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages are now endangered.
For more information on NAIDOC around the nation, visit www.naidoc.org.au
