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Speaker 1: We know that a flag raising ceremony has marked the

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Speaker 1: start of Nadoc Week celebrations in Darwin this morning. A

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Speaker 1: raft of events are planned right across the Northern territory,

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Speaker 1: giving locals the opportunity to learn about first nation's histories. Now,

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Speaker 1: Laroche Nations CEO Michael Rodimer joins me on the line

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Speaker 1: right now. Good morning to you, Michael.

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Speaker 2: Good morning Katie.

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Speaker 1: How are you really good? Thanks so much for your

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Speaker 1: time this morning. Now, mate, how did the flag raising

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Speaker 1: ceremony go? Was it a well attended event this morning?

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Speaker 2: Yeah? Look, it was an amazing morning, beautiful dry season

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Speaker 2: morning here and down on Larachie Country. The event went

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Speaker 2: protectingly well well attended, you know. So you can only

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Speaker 2: do what you can do.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. Oh, it's a great way to kick off Nateoc Week,

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Speaker 1: isn't it.

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Speaker 2: Oh, it definitely is, you know. So it's something that

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Speaker 2: we look forward to every year Nadof Week. I'm in

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Speaker 2: The flag ceremony pretty much kicks off the week for everybody.

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Speaker 1: Now, what can we expect for the rest of the

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Speaker 1: week on Larkie Land for Nadock celebrations. I know that

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Speaker 1: there's so much lined up.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, look, there's the same the events, the name, but

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Speaker 2: a couple of the key ones obviously we've got obviously

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Speaker 2: in line with this year's theme, which is for our elders,

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Speaker 2: we've got at eleven thirty pm tomorrow. On Tuesday, we've

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Speaker 2: got the Impacts and Anti Stolen Generation Elders Lunch. That'll

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Speaker 2: be at Double Tree, so if there's listeners out there

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Speaker 2: or elders out there, they can register with Empty Stolen Generation.

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Speaker 2: There's also some movies available at the deck Chair Cinema,

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Speaker 2: you know. And then on Wednesday we've got some great

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Speaker 2: stuff there with the Jack Kit Memorial, ADDOC Golf Day.

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Speaker 2: There's also a Nadock Runway and Gorda Square and Palmerston

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Speaker 2: so yeah, Jim Pack event. Including Thursday we've got the

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Speaker 2: Family Day down at Charles Down University, so such a

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Speaker 2: great way to get all the families down there, all

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Speaker 2: the kids during school holidays have participate in some activities.

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Speaker 2: And then of course rounding out the week on Friday,

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Speaker 2: we've got the biggest event pretty much of war, which

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Speaker 2: is the NATIV March, so you know that's a good one,

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Speaker 2: and again on Saturday night with the NATOK Ball.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, it looks like it's going to be fantastic and

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Speaker 1: such a full week of events. Michael, how important are

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Speaker 1: Nadock celebrations for all territorians?

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Speaker 2: Yeah, Look, Natock Week is not just for arabbitual people.

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Speaker 2: It's for all territorians and so we want to make

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Speaker 2: sure that we are including an inclusive of everyone here

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Speaker 2: in the Northern Territory to participate in activities. So, you know,

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Speaker 2: if for listeners out there, please get online at lark

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Speaker 2: herenation dot com and have a look at the NATO

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Speaker 2: calendar and get down to some of the events and activities.

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Speaker 1: I reckon that's a really good thing for people to

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Speaker 1: hear because you know, I know that if you've got

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Speaker 1: Indigenous family members, friends, you think to yourself, should I

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Speaker 1: go along? Like should I you know, should I be

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Speaker 1: part of it? Or is it something that is just

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Speaker 1: for First Nations people? But I think it is really

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Speaker 1: important that everybody supports what will be a wonderful week.

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Speaker 2: It is a wonderful week, and you know, we are

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Speaker 2: a diverse country and a lett alone city and it's

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Speaker 2: just a wonderful week for everyone to get involved and

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Speaker 2: get down and volunteer or attend a couple of activities

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Speaker 2: so all activities are free, with the exception of the

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Speaker 2: Native Ball. So and that's going to be the highlight

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Speaker 2: of the whole week. Michael, what do you.

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Speaker 1: Hope people take away from the events?

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Speaker 2: I think it's about coming together. Obviously there's some big

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Speaker 2: issues on the horizon with the Voice, and so it's

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Speaker 2: learning more and educating everyone and being inclusive as a country,

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Speaker 2: you know, as First Nations people, First Nations people are welcoming.

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Speaker 2: You know, we have our challenges across the Northern Territory,

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Speaker 2: but overall it's about coming together as one country, and

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Speaker 2: I reckon like.

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Speaker 1: For us in the territory we live in, it's such

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Speaker 1: a you know, a diverse, multicultural place. It's you know,

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Speaker 1: it is such a wonderful celebration and like you said,

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Speaker 1: a real opportunity to kind of you know, to open

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Speaker 1: our hearts and minds a little bit more to others.

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Speaker 2: Definitely, you know, so as you pointed out there, Katie,

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Speaker 2: you know, we are a multicultural city and there are

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Speaker 2: many many mixed relationships throughout Australia alone Darwin, yep. And

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Speaker 2: so it's a great opportunity for everyone to get involved

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Speaker 2: and partaken the activities well, Michael lovely.

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Speaker 1: To speak to you this morning.

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Speaker 2: Mate.

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Speaker 1: If there is anybody out there listening who wants a

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Speaker 1: little bit further info, is there a website or somewhere

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Speaker 1: where they can head to.

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Speaker 2: Yes, definitely you can get onto ww dot qi, dot

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Speaker 2: com dot au and also on our Facebook socials.

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Speaker 1: Well, Michael Rodamut lovely to speak to you this morning,

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Speaker 1: Thank you very much for your time and no doubt

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Speaker 1: it is going to be a massive week. Thank you Katie,

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Speaker 1: Thanks mate, you too.