NAIDOC Week reads

NAIDOC Week will run from 6 - 13 July and will be celebrated all over the country. This year marks 50 years since the first week-long event took place in 1975, to celebrate and recognise the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. The NAIDOC committee has its origins in a Day of Mourning, 26 January 1938, when Aboriginal people gathered in Sydney to protest against racist policies and to fight for their human rights.

This year's theme is The Next Generation: Strength, Vision & Legacy. It invites all Australians to celebrate the achievements of First Nations people and movements of the past and look towards a bright future.

To celebrate NAIDOC Week 2025, the Stories and Ideas team has put together fiction and non-fiction for children and adults written by First Nations authors. We encourage you to buy a book for yourself or a loved one and fill your bookshelves with the stories of the next generation.