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NDRI’s Aboriginal Research Team hosted a special event to mark NAIDOC Week, sharing and highlighting the 2022 ‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!’ NAIDOC Week theme.

Held at the Canning River Eco Education Centre, the event included special guests and participants from the NDRI Aboriginal team research projects and members of its Aboriginal community advisory groups.

The day featured Professor Dorothy Badry, an international expert in FASD from the University of Calgary; a welcome and smoking ceremony by Whadjuk woman and traditional Noongar Healer Vanessa Corunna; and guest speaker Gerald Ryder, a young Noongar/Yamatji man who is studying medicine and working to improve healthcare for Aboriginal people across Australia. 

Guests and NDRI staff were invited to celebrate and enjoy the day with traditional food, yarning and participation in cultural activities.

Click here for more about NDRI’s NAIDOC Week event and visit NDRI Research to learn about the Institute’s work to reduce AOD use and harm in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities