NAIDOC Week: Keep the fire burning

Full Episode description

This week is NAIDOC week, a time for all Australians to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and Ruby has passed the News Time microphone over to Carli Willis – a journalist from the Torres Strait Islands.

Quiz Questions

1. 1.What’s the theme for NAIDOC week this year?
2. 2.Can you name at least one of the colours on the Torres Strait Islands flag, and what it represents?
3. 3.Elsie Seriat recently became mayor of Torres Shire Council. What’s special about her becoming mayor?
4. 4.Which animal are rangers in the Torres Strait trying to keep off the islands?
5. 5.What’s the name of the football competition that people participated in?

Bonus Tricky Question

Can you name one of the winning teams at the footy competition?

Answers

1. 1.Keep the fire burning: Blak, loud and proud
2. 2.Green stripes at the top and bottom to represent the land, black lines next to them to represent the people, and a big blue part in the middle to represent the sea. In the middle is a white Dhari, a ceremonial headdress, and a five-pointed star, to represent the five major island groups.
3. 3.She’s the first traditional owner to become mayor, and the second ever woman
4. 4.Cane toads
5. 5.Island of Origin

Bonus Tricky Answer

Paga Panthers or NQ United Sista