WIMMERA people will celebrate the region’s Aboriginal history and culture during a series of events for NAIDOC Week.
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NAIDOC Week starts on July 5 and runs until July 12.
It provides an opportunity for people to recognise the contributions Indigenous Australians make to their communities.
The celebrations will kick off on Monday with an official NAIDOC Week opening at Wimmera Uniting Care in Horsham.
Goolum Goolum chief executive secretary Toni Martin said a culture walk at Dimboola was a feature event for the celebrations.
“Aunty Nancy Harrison will do the Welcome to Country before the walk,” she said.
“The walk will start at the Dimboola common, and Aboriginal elder Aunty Hazel McDonald will do a talk about the area’s history and tell stories about the olden days during the walk,” she said.
“There will be a flag-raising ceremony at 12.30pm before a bus leaves for Antwerp.”
Ms Martin said a traditional soup and damper lunch at Antwerp reserve would be followed by more stories about the area.
“There will also be a marquee, dancing and a smoking ceremony,” she said.
The bus will then return to Dimboola and travel on to Horsham.
The week will continue with cabaret craft at Barengi Gadjin Land Council in Horsham on Tuesday from 9am, and a living well Indigenous women’s weaving circle at Halls Gap at 10am.
A morning tea and display of Aboriginal artwork at the Department of Health and Human Services in Horsham will follow.
Thursday events will include the Delkaia Aboriginal Best Start Awards, followed by movie screenings from Black Screen.
Both events are at Federation University’s Horsham campus auditorium.
A plaque acknowledging Indigenous wall art will be unveiled at Nexus in Horsham on Friday afternoon, followed by afternoon tea.
A youth disco at Nexus will run from 6.30pm to 10pm on Friday.
Ms Mibus said people could call Goolum Goolum on 5381 6333 for more information on NAIDOC Week events.
