Indigenous Nationals Explained
Indigenous Nationals |
Teams: | 43 |
Region: | Australia |
Formerly: | National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games (NITESG) |
Headquarters: | Brisbane, Queensland |
The Indigenous Nationals is a multi-sport event held annually between the 43 Australian universities and tertiary institutions. Overseen by UniSport Australia, the peak governing body of university sport in Australia. Only Indigenous Australians are allowed to compete.[1]
History
13 students of the Wollotuka Institute (University of Newcastle) were enrolled in a Diploma of Aboriginal Studies (Community Recreation). These students created the National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games (NITESG).
The University of Western Australia has been the most successful amongst competing universities in the Nationals, having achieved Overall Winner a total of seven times (2001, 2002, 2004, 2008, 2009 2013, 2014).
Results
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[3] References
- Web site: 20 May 2019. Indigenous Nationals - Eligibility of competitors guideline. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610084759/https://1efed484-509f-4216-aa3e-5469351973be.filesusr.com/ugd/8e3023_f888e08682b243efbc2aa468059a6cd9.pdf. 10 June 2020. 10 June 2020. UniSport. PDF; 175KB.
- Web site: National Indigenous Tertiary Education Student Games. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140724071748/http://www.uws.edu.au/national_indigenous_tertiary_education_student_games_2013/nitesg_2013. 24 July 2014. 10 June 2020. University of Western Sydney.
- Web site: 21 June 2019. Event handbook. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200610085648/https://1efed484-509f-4216-aa3e-5469351973be.filesusr.com/ugd/8e3023_0727a17ed3e447f3b1e86c8c54c2fa28.pdf. 10 June 2020. 10 June 2020. UniSport. 8. PDF; 2,87 MB.
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