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Significant dates
The Office of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment and Engagement (OATSIEE) recognises key dates for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples during the year, including:
- January 26: Survival Day – British settlement (1788)
- February 13: Apology Day – apology to the Stolen Generation (2008)
- March 21: Harmony Day – everyone belongs (1999)
- March: (date varies) Close the Gap Day – recognises health discrepancies (2006)
- May 26: Sorry Day – acknowledges the Stolen Generation (1998)
- May 27 – June 3: Reconciliation Week
- 27 May 1967: Referendum in favour of recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in census
- June 3: Mabo Day - acknowledging the special relationship Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have with the land
- July 1: Coming of the Light – acceptance of missionaries arriving at Torres Strait (1871)
- July (from first Sunday: National Aboriginal and Islanders Day Observance Committee (NAIDOC) Week – celebrates Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture (1957)
- August 4: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day – celebrating the role of children in culture (1988)
- August 9: International Day of the World’s Indigenous People – pledges United Nations support for promotion and protection of the rights of Indigenous peoples (1995)
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