1/19The Cairns Convention centre was packed for the Cairns NAIDOC Week Breakfast. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
Blak, Loud and Proud: NAIDOC Week Gallery
Cairns’ First Nations community has invited everyone from all walks of life to join them as they celebrate NAIDOC Week with a raft of deadly events. See the photos here >>
2/19Maddy Fuller, Cherona Walker, Jasmine Clubb, and Rachel Coulthard from the NQ Land Council. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
3/19Amelia Ahwang-Sam, Caroline Fletcher, Venessa Salam, Jodie Bjorksten, Caroline Fletcher, Corita Thwaite.
4/19Yodie Batzke, Andrew Simmonds, and Kori Totorena. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
5/19Trevor Tim speaks at the Cairns NAIDOC Week breakfast. Photo; Dylan Nicholson
6/19Vonda Malone spoke at the Cairns NAIDOC Breakfast. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
7/19Vonda Malone spoke at the Cairns NAIDOC Breakfast. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
8/19Yidinji Elder and Gimuy Traditional Owner Uncle Peter ‘Bumi’ Hyde leads the NAIDOC Week march through the Cairns CBD. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
9/19NAIDOC Week in Cairns kicked off with a street march on July 5 with chants of “loud and proud, black and strong, fire burns, all day long”. Picture: Bronwyn Farr
10/19NAIDOC Week in Cairns kicked off with a street march on July 5 with chants of “loud and proud, black and strong, fire burns, all day long”. Picture: Bronwyn Farr
11/19Yidinji Elder and Gimuy Traditional Owner Uncle Peter ‘Bumi’ Hyde leads the NAIDOC Week march through the Cairns CBD. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
12/19350 people packed the convention centre for the NAIDOC Week Breakfast. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
13/19Jacinta and Ronald Baragud at the NAIDOC Week Breakfast. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
14/19Gavin Singleton delivers a welcome to country at the Cairns NAIDOC Week Breakfast. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
15/19Mathew McGrath, Clifford See-Kee, Sunny O'Neil, Monalita Vilamu and Paul Robertson at the NAIDOC Week Lunch
16/19NAIDOC Week kicked off with a loud and proud march through the Cairns CBD. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
17/19NAIDOC Week kicked off with a loud and proud march through the Cairns CBD. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
18/19NAIDOC Week kicked off with a loud and proud march through the Cairns CBD. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
19/19NAIDOC Week kicked off with a loud and proud march through the Cairns CBD. Photo: Dylan Nicholson
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