What is NAIDOC?

Brian Liddle Jr participates in a NAIDOC week march in Melbourne, Friday, July 6, 2018. Victorians hit the streets of Melbourne to celebrate the culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and mark the start of NAIDOC Week. (A

Brian Liddle Jr participates in a NAIDOC week march in Melbourne. Source: AAP

The longstanding desire of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to have an enhanced role in decision-making in Australia underpins this year's NAIDOC [[nay-dok]] week, that runs from July 7th to the 14th. SBS Malayalam takes a look at how NAIDOC week started and what it's about now.



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