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Ngarrindjeri role models celebrated at 2025 NAIDOC Week awards

Hundreds have joined in a walk across the old Murray Bridge to an awards ceremony for outstanding achievers from across the Ngarrindjeri nation.

Peri Strathearn

Peri Strathearn

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Ngarrindjeri role models celebrated at 2025 NAIDOC Week awards
Celebrating NAIDOC Week are Heather Barclay, Kiya McPhail, Elizabeth Rankine, Michelle Brown's daughter Raelene, Gordon Rigney, Zakariyah Sumner, Robert Coyne-Beck, Jacquon Angie, Josiah Angie, Andre Kropinyeri, Wayne Thorley, Kedeisha Kartinyeri, Willow Sharrad and Airlie Keen. Photo: Peri Strathearn.

Eleven outstanding Ngarrindjeri role models have been celebrated at an annual NAIDOC Week awards ceremony in Murray Bridge.

More than 300 people walked together across the River Murray, over the old road bridge, and down the city’s main street to its council chambers on Monday morning.

There music played, flags were raised and tributes were paid to Indigenous leaders past, present and emerging in NAIDOC Week’s 50th year, in keeping with this year’s theme: “the next generation: strength, vision and legacy”.

Scroll down to see who won what.

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