As NAIDOC Week 2025 draws to a close, we are reminded of the strength of First Nations peoples, their vision and legacy.
This year’s theme: THE NEXT GENERATION: STRENGTH, VISION AND LEGACY has been celebrated around the country in many different ways.
“I love the poster for this year’s NAIDOC Celebrations,” said Kerry Hawkins CEO of Community Mental Health Australia.
“Ancestral Lines by Jeremy Morgan Worrall is a wonderful piece of art that has been used all over this great country in this year’s celebrations,” Kerry added.
Jeremy Morgan Worrall, Ancestral Lines Artist who produced this year’s NAIDOC Week Poster artwork said, “Ancestral Lines is a visual representation of the lines and ties that follow a generation and the songs that come with it.
“When I think of the next generation I think towards my Ancestor Lucy Wright, Enoch Wright, Nonie Wright, all the way from my Nanna Audrie to my Mother Vanessa.
“When I look back at my mob it helps me see towards the future, it gives me hope and strength knowing what my mob have survived through and accomplished amid adversity.
“Each person in the painting depicts a series of lines akin to songlines, that represent what they know, who they were and what they have passed on, the first being that of lore (interpretive), hunting, protecting, and tracking, the second of care, weaving, fishing, and love.
“The third is when we see the two combine into one, and the last two take unfinished elements of them all, to show the passing down of knowledge and care.
“Above them is the essence of the land they live and protect/care for. It is a depiction of my home the cold skies of Tenterfield with the swirling clouds and giant moon, a place around the fire is where the next Generation find their strength, vision and legacy,” said Jeremy.
The 2025 National NAIDOC Poster incorporating the Aboriginal Flag and the Torres Strait Islander Flag (licensed by the Torres Strait Island Council).
Poster, graphic and comments Jeremy downloaded under Creative Commons licence from https://www.naidoc.org.au/posters/poster-gallery/2025-national-naidoc-week-poster
