5th – 12th July 2026: 50 Years of Deadly
During National Aboriginal and Indigenous NAIDOC Week, Aboriginal Incursions and our First Nations Education facilitators provide Aboriginal cultural school workshops and Aboriginal cultural Immersions, delivered to you through our cultural incursions all over Australia.
NAIDOC Week is Australia’s largest annual celebration of Aboriginal history, culture and heritage. It runs from Sunday to Sunday, the second week in July each year, to recognise and celebrate the achievements and history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
This week is a chance for all Australians to celebrate and learn about First Nations culture and history, and to join in the celebration of the oldest, continuing living cultures on the planet.
You can support and celebrate your local Aboriginal and / or Torres Strait Islander community through activities and events across Australia.
The 2026 Theme: 50 Years of Deadly
As we enter 2026, NAIDOC Week marks a powerful milestone: 50 years of honouring and elevating Indigenous voices, culture, and resilience. The 2026 theme is 50 years of Deadly.
For five decades, NAIDOC Week has celebrated the voices of our communities – steady, unapologetic, and proud. Each year, its themes have called for truth, celebrated culture, honoured resistance, and reminded the nation of who we are.
Fifty Years of Deadly marks a milestone. It’s a tribute to the people who built this movement. the Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year.
NAIDOC has always been more than a week – it’s a platform, a protest, a celebration, and a statement of survival.
This moment is about looking back at the stories, the marches, the languages, the art, the leadership. At the strength it took to get here. It’s about recognising how far we’ve come, not by chance, but because generations of people refused to be silenced.
It’s also about the here and now, who we are today. Grounded in culture. Strong in our identity. Leading change across every field, from health and education to media, business, and the arts. We’re telling our own stories, in our own way, on our own terms.
And it’s about the future. The next 50 years. The young ones growing up proud. The return of language. The return to Country. The fight for justice continuing with new tools, new voices, and the same fire.
Fifty Years of Deadly is a marker, not just of time passed, but of the momentum still building. It’s proof of what our people build when culture leads and community comes first. NAIDOC belongs to mob. It always has.
We honour what came before by continuing the work.
