It may have been a gloomy winter's day at Trawmanna, just outside of Smithton on Tasmania's far north-west coast, but the atmosphere was anything but bleak.

Wednesday saw a strong attendance of community members, including mob and allies, turn out for the Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation's NAIDOC Community Day.

Despite the inclement on again, off again weather - typical of a Tasmanian winter's day - the Aboriginal-owned grasslands were a hive of activity for the most prominent event on the Circular Head Aboriginal Corporation's (CHAC) NAIDOC Week calendar.

Throughout the day dozens of 'the next generation' were enthralled in a variety of cultural activities, while Elders caught up for a yarn around the main hut with traditional Aboriginal cuisine on the lunchtime menu.

To begin the day's proceedings CHAC's cultural manager Camilla Woolley lead a cleansing dance and smoking ceremony around a fire pit.

Ms Woolley said the annual event was instrumental in developing community awareness of the area's First Peoples.

"It's a chance for community, Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal, to come together, have a yarn, have a feed, listen to each other, learn from each other, and just really connect," the Biripi woman told National Indigenous Times.

Ms Woolley said the event provides an opportunity to honour Aboriginal culture of the state's far north-west.

"Its important because it helps bring around education and awareness about the history of the First People that lived particularly in this region," she said.

"From what we understand there isn't any of those descendants left.

"So for us that are here now, it's our job to make sure that they're remembered [and] make sure that their culture stays strong here."

This year's NAIDOC Week theme of 'The Next Generation: Strength, Vision and Legacy' is being celebrated across Tasmania this week.

Earlier in the week hundreds turned out to celebrate 'the next generation' at Devonport's Tiagarra Aboriginal Cultural Centre on Monday.

Ms Woolley said this year's theme resonated with her as a parent as well as in relation to CHAC's attitude towards supporting young Indigenous people in the remote corner of the state.

"So for us it's really about empowering those younger people within our community to be proud of who they are [and] to educate them from an early age," she said.

"The next generation are the ones that are going to create the future that we want.

"And they'll drive self-determination, they'll drive change and they will become the leaders for us."

Earlier in the week CHAC held flag raising ceremonies at both its Smithton headquarters and at the Circular Head Council Chambers on Monday, with CHAC representatives visiting the the local aged care centre the following day.

CHAC general manager Peter Benson said the Aboriginal Corporation is heavily invested in the broader Smithton community year-round, but especially during NAIDOC Week.

The region has one of the highest Indigenous populations in the state.

"We've had a team from CHAC go to our local senior citizens club and do some activities with the older, the older people," Mr Benson told National Indigenous Times.

"We do have quite a number of people at Emmerton Park [the local aged care centre], who are members of CHAC so we endeavour to go out and associate with those people during NAIDOC."

Mr Benson said CHAC places high importance in connecting community Elders to its young people.

"We are firm believers in relationships between Elders of the community and up and coming generations of young people," he said.

"We have a very involved community with youth and younger people in our community especially, and we've enticed a lot of our young people to come along today from the setting up stage… and to associate with the older generation going forward.

"And as you can see, that's happening in a very positive way."