National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children's Day is held on 4 August every year. It celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and highlights the importance of community, culture and family in their lives.
The first Children’s Day was held on 4 August 1988, when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people protested the Bicentenary and showed support for Indigenous children across Australia. It is now a major annual event run by the National Voice for our Children (SNAICC). SNAICC is the national Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled peak body organisation for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, young people and families.
The 4th August was chosen because many Indigenous children taken from their families did not know their birthdays and it gave them a shared day to celebrate.
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