{"id":4382,"date":"2026-05-12T15:10:18","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/sport\/?page_id=4382"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:33:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:33:56","slug":"indigenous-nationals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/sport\/indigenous-nationals\/","title":{"rendered":"Indigenous Nationals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Indigenous Nationals<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Indigenous Nationals is a multi-sport competition for Indigenous students. The annual event brings together student-athletes from universities across Australia to compete in a variety of sports. The event will be contested in a mixed competition across touch football, basketball, netball, and volleyball. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indigenous Nationals is an amazing environment that celebrates the rich sporting culture of Indigenous Australia while acknowledging the heritage and history of the participating student athletes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is now in its 30<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0year, returning to the lands of the Awabakal and Worimi Peoples (Newcastle), where the event originated through a class project of students enrolled at the Wollotuka School for Aboriginal Studies, University of Newcastle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2026, the Indigenous Nationals will be held in&nbsp;<strong>Newcastle, New South Wales, between Monday 29 June and Friday 3 July.<\/strong> Learn more about Indigenous Nationals on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.unisport.com.au\/indigenous-nationals\/\">UniSport website.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Let\u2019s go Kardas \ud83d\udc9b\ud83d\udda4\u2764\ufe0f | Indigenous Nationals | Centre for Aboriginal Studies x 911±¬ÁÏÍø Sport\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Mi8sum8wpJc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2026 Season<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Preparations are underway for the 2026 Indigenous Nationals, with the 911±¬ÁÏÍø team now selected and training already in progress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year, 911±¬ÁÏÍø will send a team of 15 student-athletes and 4 staff to Newcastle, New South Wales. The team will be officially celebrated at the Indigenous Nationals Launch on Wednesday 27 May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before heading to Nationals, the team will compete in the Western Series Indigenous Games at The University of Western Australia on 19 May, where universities from across Western Australia will compete in all four Indigenous Nationals sports. 911±¬ÁÏÍø will be looking to defend the title after taking out the overall win in 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2026 leadership group includes captains <strong>Rhiannon Dunn<\/strong> and <strong>Sanchiago Loberio<\/strong>, with <strong>Nikita Penny McDonald<\/strong> and <strong>Elliot Logan<\/strong> named as vice captains. Sanchiago and Elliot both return to the leadership group in 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"testimonial-single  testimonial-float\">\n    \n            <div class=\"block block--no-indent  testimonial testimonial--image\"  data-segment=\"dom\">\n                                        <div class=\"testimonial__image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curtin.edu.au\/sport\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SP-20250619-0044-Edit-scaled-aspect-ratio-100-100-scaled-160x160-c-center.jpg\"\n                         alt=\"\">\n                <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"testimonial__content\">\n            <span class=\"ico ico-quotes ico--lime\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 32 32\"><path d=\"M8.44 16a5.7 5.7 0 0 0-1.67.2c.59-3.34 3.92-7.36 7.06-9.22L9.12 3.2C3.73 7 0 13.11 0 19.87c0 5.69 3.53 8.93 7.55 8.93a6.67 6.67 0 0 0 6.67-6.67A5.83 5.83 0 0 0 8.44 16zM26.21 16a5.67 5.67 0 0 0-1.66.2c.58-3.34 3.92-7.36 7.06-9.22L26.9 3.2c-5.4 3.8-9.12 9.91-9.12 16.67 0 5.69 3.53 8.93 7.55 8.93A6.67 6.67 0 0 0 32 22.13 5.84 5.84 0 0 0 26.21 16z\"\/><\/svg><\/span>\n                            <h4 class=\"testimonial__meta\">Santchiago Loberio<\/h4>\n                                        <div class=\"testimonial__testimonial small\"><p><em><strong>It\u2019s a privilege to both be back on the team and also lead the team as a captain again this year. I\u2019m hoping I can help make this an amazing experience for all members of the team, as I\u2019ve had amazing experiences myself over the last three Indigenous Nationals I\u2019ve been a part of. I\u2019m really looking forward to all the laughs and memories we\u2019ll make together as a team.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indigenous Nationals Indigenous Nationals is a multi-sport competition for Indigenous students. 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