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Katie Woolf spoke with Organiser - Darwin Community NAIDOC Nicole Brown · 360 with Katie Woolf

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  Speaker 1: Wanting us in the studio right now is Nicole Brown,
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  Speaker 1: who's one of the NADO organizers and a proud Larochia woman.
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  Speaker 1: Good morning to.
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  Speaker 2: You, morning, Katie. How are you happy NEDOK Week? Yeah?
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  Speaker 1: Happy NADOC Week. And it's almost been like a two
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  Speaker 1: well two weeks of us talking about it and us
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  Speaker 1: making sure how important, making sure Territorians know how important
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  Speaker 1: NDoc week is. But so fortunately quite a number of
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  Speaker 1: the events are able to actually happen now this week.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Look, we are really lucky, Katie, quite relieved here
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  Speaker 2: to be able to celebrate the way we are celebrating.
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  Speaker 2: COVID hit us and everyone panicked and I think initially
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  Speaker 2: we had about fifty events scheduled. We've managed to salvage
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  Speaker 2: thirty five of them and look really out there and
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  Speaker 2: celebrating we are safe. We are in a good space,
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  Speaker 2: and it was just a good opportunity to come together
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  Speaker 2: on a beautiful, beautiful dry season week.
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  Speaker 1: Good on you guys, the fact that you've still been
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  Speaker 1: able to have thirty five around thirty five of those
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  Speaker 1: events happen. It is not easy when something's got to
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  Speaker 1: be postponed. It's certainly not easy when you've got to
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  Speaker 1: move things around, so I think it's really real. You know,
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  Speaker 1: kudos to all of you who've made that happen, because
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  Speaker 1: it's a difficult process then postponing stuff.
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  Speaker 2: I'll get a really good, solid team that works on
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  Speaker 2: this throughout the year. Panic buttons were hit when COVID
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  Speaker 2: was announced in the lockdowns, but as soon as it
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  Speaker 2: was lifted, we've kind of had some measures in place
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  Speaker 2: to go. Look, we know we need to come together
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  Speaker 2: as a community to acknowledge Ndock Week and to try
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  Speaker 2: and do it through the school holidays as well. It's
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  Speaker 2: the last week, so just to be able to make
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  Speaker 2: sure that we had things on for kids to be
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  Speaker 2: able to do, and you know, for mums and dads
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  Speaker 2: to get down to and I guess the wider community
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  Speaker 2: to celebrate with us.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah for sure. Now, what are some of the flagship
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  Speaker 1: events that are happening this week? There's if people could
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  Speaker 1: only get to a few things and maybe some of
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  Speaker 1: those ones that they really shouldn't miss.
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  Speaker 2: Look, there's three big ones that are left on So
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  Speaker 2: our Darwin Community Family Day which is on Thursday, Jingley
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  Speaker 2: Water Gardens at nine am. The breakfast, march and speech
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  Speaker 2: is kicking off at eight am in Darwin City in
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  Speaker 2: Bennett Park and then the Palmerston Family Day at the
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  Speaker 2: Palmston Pool this Sunday. They're things that I'd recommend really
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  Speaker 2: more for the community to get out and celebrate on Yeah.
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  Speaker 1: Now for the wider community as well, Nicole. You know,
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  Speaker 1: for those out there listening that are maybe thinking to themselves, well,
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  Speaker 1: I'm not Aboriginal. Can I still go along to these
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  Speaker 1: Nadock Week events? And you know, why is it such
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  Speaker 1: an important thing for me to go to? What would
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  Speaker 1: you say to them?
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  Speaker 2: I think it's a journey of reconciliation and this journey
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  Speaker 2: of bringing everyone together. We've got some amazing allies out
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  Speaker 2: there that aren't First Nations people, and the movement keeps growing.
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  Speaker 2: You can just see at the attendance at our events
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  Speaker 2: if you have a look on our sponsorship this year,
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  Speaker 2: we've got ninety three different orcs or different businesses that
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  Speaker 2: are playing an active role in coordinating and bringing together
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  Speaker 2: Nadock We It's just fantastic to see that grow year
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  Speaker 2: after year after year, more people wanting to be involved,
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  Speaker 2: which I guess really comes back to the greater awareness
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  Speaker 2: and the understanding of First Nations people and their place
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  Speaker 2: in society and people wanting to celebrate alongside of us.
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I agree. I think it's a fantastic thing that
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  Speaker 1: you guys do, that you organize each and every year.
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  Speaker 1: It's been difficult the last couple of years for you,
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  Speaker 1: hasn't it.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah, it has. But look, we are here, we're still allowed,
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  Speaker 2: we're proud. We'll be out on Friday marching through the
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  Speaker 2: city of Darwin, and again we encourage our allies out
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  Speaker 2: there to come and join with us. Wear your indigenous shirts,
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  Speaker 2: get out there and just be loud and proud and
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  Speaker 2: celebrate alongside of us.
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  Speaker 1: So with the march, what time is it kicking off again?
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  Speaker 2: It kicks off from ten am at Bennett Park, goes
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  Speaker 2: down the moor and out onto the Esplanade. So we'll
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  Speaker 2: be having breakfast in Bennett Park and then speeches in
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  Speaker 2: at the Esplanade and there'll be storeholders down their food
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  Speaker 2: for people, music, dancing and it's just good to get out.
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  Speaker 2: And you know, that's that one day of the year
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  Speaker 2: if you could pick to come out and celebrate with
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  Speaker 2: Indigenous people here in Darwin, that would be the day.
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  Speaker 2: In the past we've had over two thousand people attend,
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  Speaker 2: and it really is just a day of catching up
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  Speaker 2: with people that you haven't seen throughout the year, family, friends,
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  Speaker 2: and really just just young and continuing that beautiful reconciliation
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  Speaker 2: narrative and just just a great opportunity to really acknowledge
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  Speaker 2: the position of First Nations people.
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  Speaker 1: Nicole, where can people find some more info if they're
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  Speaker 1: keen to maybe get along to something. Where's the best
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  Speaker 1: place for them to search?
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  Speaker 2: If you can, check out the Laroche Nation website. Larakia
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  Speaker 2: coordinate Nate Up Week activities on their country every year,
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  Speaker 2: so spearheaded by them, jump on their website. I think
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  Speaker 2: it was the last news item that's been posted. It's
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  Speaker 2: got updates on what's happening throughout the week. And check
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  Speaker 2: out their Facebook page as well, so we'll be putting
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  Speaker 2: in photos every afternoon of what's happening and what we're
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  Speaker 2: looking forward to the day after.
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  Speaker 1: Oh good on you, Nicole Brown, NATEC organizer are also
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  Speaker 1: a proud Larachie woman. We always enjoy catching up with you.
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  Speaker 2: Thanks so much, Thank you, Katie.
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  Speaker 1: We'll catch you again soon, no doubt.