Indigenous Nationals​

In 2024, the 28th Indigenous Nationals  will be held from 23-27 June at the University of Wollongong in Wollongong, NSW. The event will contested in a mixed competition across four sports: touch football, basketball, netball, and volleyball. 

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Event Information

National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games (NITESG) began in 1996 as a joint class project between 13 students enrolled in a Diploma of Aboriginal Studies (Community Recreation) at the then Wollotuka School for Aboriginal Studies, The University of Newcastle. 

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Now referred to as Indigenous Nationals, the event is a week-long multi-sport competition for indigenous student-athletes. The annual event aims to bring together student-athletes from universities across Australia to compete in a variety of sports and ultimately crown one university team the champion of the games. Indigenous Nationals is an amazing environment to not only celebrate the rich sporting culture of indigenous Australia but to also acknowledge the heritage and history of the participating student-athletes.

 

The 28th Indigenous Nationals organising committee respectfully acknowledges the traditional owners of the land of which the event will take place.  

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