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NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week

FromABC KIDS News Time


NAIDOC Week

FromABC KIDS News Time

ratings:
Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jul 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

It’s NAIDOC Week in Australia! A big celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture, and achievement. We’ll meet some kids who are being taught in two languages at school, hear about the famous rugby player who’s had a trophy named after him, go looking for some tiny birds in Arnhem Land and find out who Sunshine Super Girl is. Then, in our Wow of the Week, learn about something historic that’s happening at the top of one of Australia’s most famous icons!



Quiz questions
Where is the bilingual Gumbaynggirr Giingana Freedom School?
What is the name of the Indigenous rugby player who will have a trophy named after him?
Where does the little Yirrlinkirrkirr (white-throated grass-wren) live?
Wiradjuri woman Evonne Goolagong Cawley earned which nickname at Wimbledon?
In which two cities will the Aboriginal flag fly on bridges?



Tricky bonus question

What is the name of the new rugby union trophy?

 

 

Quiz answers
Coffs Harbour, NSW
Mark Ella
Arnhem Land, NT
Sunshine Supergirl
Sydney and Melbourne



Tricky bonus answer

Ella-Mobbs Cup

 



 
Released:
Jul 8, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

Every Friday, join Ruby for News Time as she counts down the week’s most interesting news stories for kids. From amazing animals to special events, the natural world to outer space, News Time is made especially for children to help them understand the world around them.