Children’s Day 2021
The theme for National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day 2021 is:
Proud in culture, strong in spirit
"When children sit, look at the sea that goes with the story, they capture all this message – it is not by accident when we teach our children about the land, about the sea, about the dance." – Rosemary Gundjarranbuy, Yalu Marnjgithinyaraw as part of Interplay Project, Ninti One
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities have provided love and care for their children, growing them up strong and safe in their cultural traditions, for thousands of generations. For our children, safety, wellbeing and development are closely linked to the strengths of their connections with family, community, culture, language, and Country.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children have the right to experience and be proud of their history, cultural beliefs and practices.
Our Children's Day 2021 theme highlights the importance of supporting strong family and community connections to help our children achieve strong spiritual and cultural wellbeing and to form proud cultural identities.
Children's Day is a time to for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. It is an opportunity for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, as well as learn about the crucial impact that culture, family and community play in the life of every child.
Thank you for celebrating Children’s Day 2020
We were overwhelmed by the response to Children's Day last year!
Thank you for supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.
You can celebrate Children's Day any time.
And don't forget to share your celebrations on social media.
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See our Children's Day gallery for celebrations across Australia.
To me, culture means ...
We asked children: What does culture mean to you? in our Children's Day activity sheet
Here's some of the wonderful entries we received!
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