Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander CommunitiesCouncil aims to foster and enhance participation by all residents in the life of the community and the life of Council. Council is committed to building and maintaining strong links with the local indigenous community as well as celebrating the rich and vibrant culture of Council is committed to developing and implementing a social, cultural and recreational plan that recognises diverse and changing lifestyles through the
In the most recent ABS 2006 Census of Population and Housing, 648 (1.3%) of people identified as having an Indigenous background, up from 525 in 2001. To view Camden's full Community Profile please click here. For further information, please contact Syd Lee, Community Project Officer on 4645 5020 or email. This section includes information on: NAIDOC Week CelebrationsNAIDOC (National Aborigines and Islanders Day Observance Committee)NAIDOC celebrations are held around Australia in the first full week in July to celebrate the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. It is an opportunity to acknowledge and celebrate the richness of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and heritage. This year NAIDOC Week celebrations will be held from 6 to 13 July. Here's some ways your community, school or office can celebrate NAIDOC:
For more information or to be involved in NAIDOC Week Celebrations in 2008 please contact Syd Lee Community Project Officer on 4645 5020 or email. Reconciliation Week Celebrations Reconciliation Week gives Council and the community an opportunity to focus on reconciliation, to hear about the culture and history of Australia's Indigenous people, and to explore new and better ways of meeting challenges in our communities. National Reconciliation Week is a time for us to renew our commitment to reconciliation and to reflect on achievements so far and what must still be done to achieve reconciliation. The theme for National Reconciliation Week 2008 is Reconciliation: it's all our story. This year celebrations will be held from 27 May - 3 June 2008. Camden’s Cultural Map "Cultural mapping is a way of defining what culture means to the community, identifying the elements of culture that add value (both social and economic), recording, preserving or building on these elements in new and creative ways." (Camden's Cultural Map, 2002.) The primary aim of the Cultural Map is to communicate what has and what is contributing to the Cultural Fabric of the Local Government Area. This involved a series of qualitative and quantitative research studies of the natural, built and human environments that identified the citizens' places of value; and the livability and perceived corrosive factors that impact upon quality of lifestyle. Useful Links
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