The National Dreamtime Awards, known simply as the Dreamtime Awards, are an annual celebration of

Australian Aboriginal Aboriginal Australians are the various Indigenous peoples of the Australian mainland and many of its islands, such as Tasmania, Fraser Island, Hinchinbrook Island, the Tiwi Islands, and Groote Eylandt, but excluding the Torres Strait Islands ...

and

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islanders () are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often grouped ...

achievement in sport, arts, academic and community.

History

The inaugural Dreamtime Awards were held in 2017 at

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in the

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suburb of . The National Dreamtime Awards were launched to fill the void in recognising

Indigenous Australians Indigenous Australians or Australian First Nations are people with familial heritage from, and membership in, the ethnic groups that lived in Australia before British colonisation. They consist of two distinct groups: the Aboriginal peoples ...

' achievements as a result of the 2013 cessation of the

Deadly Awards The Deadly Awards, commonly known simply as The Deadlys, was an annual celebration of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander achievement in music, sport, entertainment and community. The event was held from 1995 to 2013. Description T ...

Description

A panel of experts judges the final winners in each category, determined by nomination and voting process through online and media partners.

Awards

* National Dreamtime Awards 2017 *

National Dreamtime Awards 2018 The 2018 National Dreamtime Awards were the 2018 event of the National Dreamtime Awards, held on 16 November 2018 at The Star, Sydney and hosted by Luke Carroll. The Awards program was broadcast nationally on NITV. 2018 Dreamtime Award recipien ...

* National Dreamtime Awards 2019

2020–2021

Owing to the

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in Australia, the 2020 event took place on 11 December 2020, and the 2021 event was cancelled.

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player

Jack Wighton Jack Wighton (born 4 February 1993) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL and Australia at international level. He has played at representative level for the Indigenous All ...

was recognised as 2020 Sportsman of the Year, and Kerrie Kennedy won the Awabakal Excellence in Education Award.

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