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National Indigenous Sport Summit
The National Indigenous Sports Foundation will host the
2nd National Indigenous Sport Summit (NISS) on
Friday 15 November 2024, at Pullman Melbourne on the Park.
Led by Olympian and Australian sprint legend Patrick Johnson the list of speakers and presenters at the 2024 National Indigenous Sports Summit is truly impressive. Patrick will be joined NRL Hall of Famer Katrina Fanning, former professional sports stars Leon Davis, Dean Widders, Paul Vandenbergh with tireless workers for First Nations sport Belinda Duarte, Linda Bamblett, Paul Briggs, Uncle Benny Mills, Gary Murray, Rob Hyatt and more.
This year's Summit, themed "Enough is Enough!", aims to tackle pressing issues facing First Nations people in the realm of sport.
Despite their significant contributions at all levels, Indigenous Australians often face barriers and a lack of recognition in the sporting landscape.
Read the full announcement here
Event Details
Key Topics on the Agenda
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Racism Against First Nations Peoples: Addressing the personal impacts of racism experienced at every level of sport and exploring strategies for moving forward.
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Challenges Confronting Indigenous Sport: Reviewing progress since the 2013 Commonwealth Government Parliamentary Review, analysing barriers to participation, and discussing the lack of access to funding.
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Success Stories: Showcasing initiatives and programs that have achieved lasting success.
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Proposing Solutions: Developing actionable solutions to be considered for future implementation.
Story Behind the Logo
The NISS logo represents mobs from all corners of the Country coming together to talk about our challenges, successes and collectively influencing the sports space for our communities.
You can see shapes of people jumping hurdles and which is also the 'summit' of a mountain top. There are also blue waves in there, representing that our mob sometimes have to swim upstream and navigate rough seas to reach opportunities.
From the meeting circle in the middle, there is a baton / message stick. Signifying communication and knowledge sharing: receiving and sharing of the baton.
Hosting the Summit
The National Indigenous Sports Foundation (NISF) was formed in 2020 with two key objectives:
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To act as a national advocate for promoting the health and wellbeing benefits of sport and recreation representing ATSI communities throughout Australia;
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To encourage, create, promote and advance opportunities for improving health and wellbeing outcomes for Indigenous communities and individuals through sport.
Join Us: 2024 National Indigenous Sports Summit – Pullman Melbourne on the Park – East Melbourne
Also 2024 NATSI Sport Awards from 6:00pm at the MCG,
Saturday 16 November. Book now!
For more information please contact:
NISF Chair Wayne Coolwell or Director Rob Bradley admin@nisf.org.au 0412343651 www.nisf.org.au