During NAIDOC Week one Country Fire Authority (CFA) space became a meaningful place of connection where the art of weaving, culture, and the quiet power of sitting together was shared.

In the spirit of this year's theme, 50 Years of Deadly, Wiradjuri and Anangu (Pitjantjatjara) woman Donna Sherwen, who is also a CFA Cultural Heritage Adviser, sat around the campfire with members during CFA's recent north-east Women's Challenge Camp and shared stories of her family and culture, while teaching the women how to weave.

"It was quite powerful and a real expression of not just culture but of everyone coming on that journey of understanding," Ms Sherwen said of the event.

"Being able to sit there with them and do this activity broke down barriers.

"Doing things like this is one of the best ways to create cultural safety and cultural inclusion."

The CFA said the activity embodied this year's NAIDOC week theme, which they said is a tribute to the people who built the NAIDOC movement.

In highlighting the benefits of the camp the CFA paid tribute to "the Elders who stood firm, the organisers who made space, the artists who turned resistance into expression, and the communities who keep showing up, year after year".

"There is a lot of negativity out there and after 50 years of NAIDOC it is easy to think 'have we really gotten anywhere?'" Ms Sherwen said.

"But to see everyone engaging and smiling, asking questions and sharing their own stories as well gave me real hope that the next chapter will come.

"It was also a good reminder that we have a lot of people walking with us already."

Camp organiser Tanya Lumley said she hoped the activity served as an example that building appreciation of Australian Indigenous culture, and amplifying the voices of our Indigenous people doesn't need to be difficult.

"This was a simple activity to put together, and it was the one that got some of the greatest feedback from our participants," Ms Lumley said.

"It just goes to show that if you're given the space for conversation and connection, real bridges can be built."

Country Fire Authority CEO Greg Leach said he was proud of the connection CFA had to Indigenous people across the state.

"At CFA, we have the privilege of serving communities with deep and enduring Aboriginal histories," Mr Leach said.

"NAIDOC Week is an opportunity to honour those histories."