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NAIDOC Week at NPSP Libraries

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander authors, musicians, stories and more.

NAIDOC Week 2024 - Event Tile Each year, Australians come together to celebrate NAIDOC Week and to honour the history, cultures, contribution and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.

In 2024, NAIDOC Week is celebrated from 7 to 14 July and the theme is Keep the Fire Burning! Blak, Loud and Proud. The fire represents the enduring strength and vitality of Indigenous cultures, passed down through generations despite the challenges faced.

For more information about NAIDOC Week, visit: NAIDOC.org

Events and activities

For events happening in the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters, visit: NAIDOC Week in NPSP

Books to read and movies to watch

Borrow Box

Access a range of eBooks and audiobooks by and about First Nations people, available for all ages.

Go to Borrow Box

Kanopy

Celebrate NAIDOC Week with Kanopy. Home to a range of films written, directed or led by First Nations people.

Go to Kanopy

First Nations Collection 

Discover First Nations stories, film and music resources. 

The South Australian Public Library Network has a growing collection of material in our First Nations languages.

You can use the “Search Catalogue” to find material in a specific language group e.g. Ngarrindjeri language, Kaurna language, or click on the link below to access all.

Go to Catalogue

More from our collection 

You can place a hold on a book or download an eBook from Libby by clicking on the links in the drop down boxes. 

For young children

My Little Barlaagany (Sunshine)
By Melissa Greenwood

Print copy

Grandfather Emu, and How the Kangaroo Got Her Pouch
By Rhonda Collard-Spratt

Print copy

Open Your Heart to Country 
By Jasmine Seymour 

Print copy | eBook

Our Dreaming
By Kirli Saunders and Dub Leffer 

Print copy

Come Together
By Isaiah Firebrace

Print copy | eBook

Looking after Country with Fire: Aboriginal Burning Knowledge with Uncle Kuu
By Victor Steffensen

Print copy | eBook

For primary school children 

Guardians (Wylah the Koorie Warrior, Book 1)
By Jordan Gould, Richard Pritchard

Print copy | eBook

Koori Princess
By Anita Heiss 

Print copy | eBook

Heroes, Rebels and Innovators: Inspiring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People from History
By Karen Wyld

Print copy

Songlines: First Knowledges for Younger Readers
By Margo Neale, Lynne Kelly 

Print copy | eBook

This Book Thinks Ya Deadly!: A Celebration of Blak Excellence
By Corey Tutt

Print copy | eBook

For high school students

The Boy from the Mish
By Gary Lonesborough

Borrow eBook

Uncle Xbox
By Jared Thomas

Download eBook

Homeland Calling: Words from a New Generation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voices 
Edited by Ellen van Neerven 

Borrow eBook 

Living on Stolen Land
By Kwaymullina Ambelin

Print copy | eBook

Common wealth : a slam poetry persuasive
By Gregg Dreise

Print copy

For adults 

After Story
By Larissa Behrendt 

Print copy | eBook

Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray
By Dr. Anita Heiss 

Print copy | eBook and Audiobook

Practical Reconciliation: Strengthening Relationships for all Australians in 7 easy Steps 
By Munya Andrews, Carla Rogers

Print copy 

Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
By Anita Heiss

Print copy | eBook and Audiobook

The Wonder of Little Things
By Vince Copley

Print copyeBook

Australia Day
By Stan Grant

Print copy | eBook

Welcome to Country: A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia
By Marcia Langton

Print copy | eBook

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