Charles Sturt University's (CSU) Dubbo Campus will mark the National Aboriginal and Islander Day of Celebration (NAIDOC) for the first time on Wednesday 27 August. Head of the CSU Dubbo Campus and Director of the University’s Centre for Indigenous Studies, Mr Gary Shipp, said NAIDOC is a very significant part of the Australian Aboriginal calendar of events which began in the 1930s when William Ferguson commenced his fight for the rights of Aboriginal people, giving impetus to the May 1967 Referendum. “This year is important for CSU Dubbo Campus to celebrate this occasion and have special guests to share with us their stories and art,” Mr Shipp said. “It will be our first NAIDOC, and I am proud to have Roy and June Barker, elders from Lightning Ridge, and Lewis Burns, a renowned local Aboriginal artist. The activities on Dubbo campus will provide an insight into Aboriginal culture, music and art. It is a time for reflection and sharing stories with visiting and local elders and school students from senior schools in Dubbo.”