Lithgow Council NAIDOC Week is a time of year when we especially celebrate our ongoing relationship with First Nation’s people of the region. While Covid restrictions resulted in the cancellation of last year’s NAIDOC event in the Wolgan Valley, Mingaan Aboriginal Corporation is working hard to prepare for the 2021 NAIDOC event which will take place in October 2021. Aunty Helen Riley, representing Mingaan, is passionate about sharing First Nation’s culture with the wider community. “NAIDOC is a celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, heritage and language. It’s an opportunity for all of us to gather and learn together,” she said.