Acknowledgment of Country
Noosa District High School acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we live, work and study. We pay our respect to local Indigenous Elders past, present and emerging and recognises the strength, resilience and capacity of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
History
All campuses of Noosa District State High school sit on the land of the Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi people. Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi country spans from Pumicestone Rd near Caboolture all the way north to Childers and as far west as Kilkivan. The Kabi Kabi/Gubbi Gubbi people are the host of the famous Bunya nut gatherings. The Bunya Nut Gatherings are culturally significant to the first nation's people because it is a time where Indigenous people from Eastern Australia would come together to trade, share stories and knowledge's, cultural ceremonies conducted and disputes resolved. Groups who attended this gathering would take the products and knowledge's to other gatherings where it would be passed on and contribute to the complex trade routes that ran throughout Australia.
Student Activities:
Students appreciating Kabi Kabi/Gabbi Gabbi member Uncle Lyndon Davis
Indigenous Australians and Maori Culture being shared with students.
Students fundraising for their future trip to Northern Territory
Students meeting former NRL star Preston Campbell
CULTURAL HISTORY AND IMPORTANT EVENTS
Naidoc week:
NAIDOC week is a week that widely celebrates the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
www.naidoc.org.au/