Indigenous Nationals
20-24 June
2021
Due to COVID-19, Indigenous Nationals has been cancelled in 2020 and will be hosted by the Wollotuka Institute at The University of Newcastle in 2021.
In 2021, the competition will be held from 20-24 June, and will be contested in a mixed competition across four sports: touch football, basketball, netball, and volleyball.
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Registration
Step 1: Contact your University Team Manager (UTM) to obtain your team code.
Step 2: TBC
Cost: TBC*
Late registrations incur a $20 late fee per competitor before TBC.
*Inclusive of service fees - PayPal fee not included.
About the event
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.
Now referred to Indigenous Nationals, the event is a week-long multisport 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 25th Indigenous Nationals organising committee respectfully acknowledges the Pambalong clan of the Awabakal People, the traditional owners of the land of which the event will take place.
Eligibility to participate
Indigenous Nationals is open to both staff and currently enrolled students of UniSport Australia (UniSport) member universities.
In maintaining the integrity of the Indigenous Nationals as an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander event and in keeping with the rules of engagement, confirmation of Aboriginality is required by each player participating in the competition.
Tyrone Mohamed
2020 bp scholarship winners
We are delighted to announce that the winners of the bp Australia scholarships for the most promising Indigenous student athletes are:
Stacey Markham, Wiradjuri woman studying Midwifery at ACU.
Tyrone Mohamed, Gooreng Gooreng man studying Social Science (Psychology) at RMIT.
Selected by a panel including The Wollotuka Institute, UniSport and bp, these $5,000 scholarships will help support academic and athletic endeavours. Stacey and Tyrone will also be offered mentoring and professional development opportunities from bp Australia.
As a sign of the times, the scholarships were awarded via zoom where Stacey and Tyrone chatted with Frederic Baudry, President of bp Australia and Sonia Harvey, Aboriginal Participation Advisor bp. To see the interview click here.
Stacey Markham
Key information
Prepare yourself before you hit Newcastle and make sure you know everything there is to know about Indigenous Nationals this year.
Event handbook
Find out everything you need to know by downloading your handbook now. 2021 handbook coming soon.
Version: 21 June 2019
Travel and accommodation
Stay Oz can help universities source accommodation to suit a large range of requirements.
Feel free to contact sally@stayoz.com.au or alternatively give us a call on 0413 183 383.
Rest assured! Should a university need to cancel their booking between the time of booking and 31 days prior to the event as a result of UniSport Australia cancelling a scheduled event due to COVID-19, then all monies paid inclusive of any deposit will be refunded in full.
Social program
UniSport supports the responsible consumption of alcohol and all components of the event are conducted in accordance with the UniSport guideline for use of alcohol.
2021 event schedule
20
JUNE
Sunday
Opening Ceremony
Details coming soon.
Monday
21
Netball
Newcastle Number 1 Sports Grounds
JUNE
Tuesday
22
Touch Football
Wallsend Touch Football Association
JUNE
Wednesday
23
Volleyball
Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium
JUNE
Thursday
24
JUNE
*Competition schedule is subject to change without notice. Please check back regularly for updates.
Competition guidelines and rules
UniSport Australia (UniSport) competitions are conducted under the official playing regulations of the relevant international or national sporting organisation.
Where required, UniSport guidelines will indicate any rule/regulation amendments specific to our competitions.
