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NAIDOC WEEK 2010
July 4 -11 2010

NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures and an opportunity to recognise the contributions of Indigenous Australians in various fields.

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Official Opening Event
Sunday, July 4 2010
11am-12pm
Round House, High St Fremantle

Welcome to Country, opening speech, flag raising, indigenous dance performance, community barbeque

The Lost Generation Project Films
July 5-10 2010
Mon and Fri 9.30am-5.30pm, Tues-Thurs 9:30am-8pm, Sat 9.30 – 5pm
Fremantle City Library, 8 William Street, Fremantle
Presented by the The Lost Generation Project

Community Barbecue and Indigenous Dance
Tuesday, July 6 2010
12pm -1pm, 
Kings Square, Fremantle

Film premiere: Freo Yorgas (Directed by Paul Roberts)
Short Films: Ross, Drawing is my nature, My Nan & The Yandi
Friday, July 9
6.30pm -8pm
FTI, 92 Adelaide Street, Fremantle
Bookings esstential: 9432 9786

Directed by Paul Roberts and co-produced by Blanche Quartermaine, Freo Yorgas is a powerful and emotional film montage of two Nyungar women who left their regional communities and drifted into Perth in the 1960s and '70s before finding freedom and acceptance here in Fremantle. The evening will also showcase short films from Disability in the Arts, Disadvantage in the Arts, Australia (DADAA) and FTI: Ross, Drawing Is My Nature, My Nan & the Yandi

Whadjuck Nyungar Tour of the Round House
Saturday, July 10
1pm-2pm
Round House, High St Fremantle