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The Journey Begins Here...
Celebration
The Journey BeginsRhoda Roberts, Welcome to CountryWednesday 02 December, 7:30 PM AEDT
Growth
Explore a Native Rooftop FarmChristian Hampson, YerrabinginThursday 03 December, 10AM AEDT
Shared Stories
Jump into a Picture BookBronwyn BancroftThursday 03 December, 12:30 PM AEDT
Learning
In conversation with Bruce PascoeBruce PascoeThursday 03 December, 7:30 PM AEDT
Connection
Artist Workshop TourMick Harding, Ngarga WarendjFriday 04 December, 10AM AEDT
Shared Knowledge
Byron Bush TuckerDelta Kay, Vision Walks Eco ToursFriday 04 December, 12:30 PM AEDT
Working Together
In conversation with Joe WilliamsJoe WilliamsFriday 04 December, 7:30 PM AEDT
Warmth
Yarn with an ElderUncle Vince RossSaturday 05 December, 10AM AEDT
Shared Knowledge
Secret History of SydneyAunty Margret Campbell, Dreamtime Southern XSaturday 05 December, 12:30 PM AEDT
Connection
In conversation with Marcia LangtonMarcia LangtonSaturday 05 December, 7:30 PM AEDT
Working Together
Mud Crabbing on WalkaboutJuan Walker, Walkabout Cultural AdventuresSunday 06 December, 10AM AEDT
Learning
Mangrove Discovery ExperienceBart Pigram, Narlijia Experiences BroomeSunday 06 December, 12:30 PM AEDT
Shared Knowledge
In conversation with Victor SteffensenVictor SteffensenSunday 06 December, 7:30 PM AEDT
Growth
Aboriginal Botanical TourRenee Cawthorne, Botanic Gardens Greater SydneyMonday 07 December, 10AM AEDT
Energy
The Journey of LifeDwayne Bannon-Harrison, Ngaran Ngaran Culture AwarenessMonday 07 December, 12:30 PM AEDT
Energy
Connect to Aboriginal WisdomJamie Marloo Thomas, Wayapa WuurrkMonday 07 December, 7:30 PM AEDT
Learning
Aboriginal Billabong WalkGraham Kenyon, Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural ToursTuesday 08 December, 12:30 PM AEDT
Warmth
Shark Bay DreamingDarren 'Capes' Capewell, Wula Gura Nyinda Eco AdventuresTuesday 08 December, 7:30 PM AEDT

There is nothing quite like the sense of being welcomed and knowing this is also your place, where everything is connected

— Rhoda Roberts, Welcome to Country

Our culture is embedded in the landscape, and environmental consciousness.

— Christian Hampson, Yerrabingin

We need to know each other's stories, know our stuff, diminish ignorance and get on with life.

— Bronwyn Bancroft

The underestimation of Indigenous achievement was a deliberate tactic of British colonialism.

— Bruce Pascoe

Puts money into our pockets and into our communities.

— Mick Harding, Ngarga Warendj

To promote an awareness, understanding and mutual respect.

— Delta Kay, Vision Walks Eco Tours

We don't talk enough about the resilience of our old people.

— Joe Williams

My experiences sparked a lifelong commitment to self-determination.

— Uncle Vince Ross

To ensure that the world's oldest continuous, living culture is shared.

— Aunty Margret Campbell, Dreamtime Southern X

Many Aboriginal women are tough because we grow up tough

— Marcia Langton

To create employment opportunities for local Aboriginals.

— Juan Walker, Walkabout Cultural Adventures

It is important and an honour to share my culture.

— Bart Pigram, Narlijia Experiences Broome

Nothing can protect you more than knowledge.

— Victor Steffensen

To see the recognition of First Nations Peoples scientific knowledge.

— Renee Cawthorne, Botanic Gardens Greater Sydney

Passing on the knowledge and skills to deliver cultural knowledge.

— Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness

Living in harmony with the environment is what sustained Australian Aboriginal people.

— Jamie Marloo Thomas, Wayapa Wuurrk

Aboriginal people running the business and getting non Indigenous people to understand.

— Graham Kenyon, Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural Tours

People walk away with a deeper appreciation of what Country means.

— Darren 'Capes' Capewell, Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Adventures

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The Journey Begins

Rhoda Roberts, Welcome to Country

Wednesday 02 December

7:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Join the Welcome to Country team for our National Launch and learn about our journey so far. Our free online launch will open with a Welcome to County, Smoking Ceremony and performance by Tim Bishop and Matthew Doyle and an intimate and immersive performance by electro-soul duo Bow and Arrow. The event will conclude with a panel featuring Aunty Margret Campbell, Darren 'Capes' Capewell and Juan Walker discussing the current landscape and future directions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander tourism in Australia.
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There is nothing quite like the sense of being welcomed and knowing this is also your place, where everything is connected

— Rhoda Roberts, Welcome to Country

Explore a Native Rooftop Farm

Christian Hampson, Yerrabingin

Thursday 03 December

10AM AEDT

Free Online Event

Join us for a virtual, guided tour of the Yerrabingin Native Rooftop Farm as we introduce you to the plants and unique design elements of this rooftop farm. Yerrabingin using the principles of Indigenous knowledge, collaborative design and permaculture created and maintain the world’s first Indigenous rooftop farm for urban food production. Located high above Sydney on the roof of Yerrabingin House, Redfern it grows over 2,000 edible, medicinal or cultural plants.
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Our culture is embedded in the landscape, and environmental consciousness.

— Christian Hampson, Yerrabingin

Jump into a Picture Book

Bronwyn Bancroft

Thursday 03 December

12:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Sit down with Bronwyn Bancroft and open a book to discover the inspiration, hard work, skill and imagination that goes into creating a Children's book. Bronwyn also discusses the importance of books and resources that represent and discuss Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, history, language and Country.
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We need to know each other's stories, know our stuff, diminish ignorance and get on with life.

— Bronwyn Bancroft

In conversation with Bruce Pascoe

Bruce Pascoe

Thursday 03 December

7:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Indigenous arts leader Rhoda Roberts sits down with award-winning Aboriginal writer and historian Bruce Pascoe and discusses his life, work and his seminal text Dark Emu. Bruce Pascoe is best known for his work Dark Emu, which reexamines colonial accounts of Aboriginal people in Australia and cites evidence of pre-colonial agriculture, engineering and building construction by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. This is a great chance to get to know the man behind the book.
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The underestimation of Indigenous achievement was a deliberate tactic of British colonialism.

— Bruce Pascoe

Artist Workshop Tour

Mick Harding, Ngarga Warendj

Friday 04 December

10AM AEDT

Free Online Event

Join Mick Harding from Ngarga Warendj - Dancing Wombat on an intimate tour of the artists studio and discussion of Mick's artistic practice. Mick is a Taungwurrung Kulin man, his studio is located at the foothills of the Strezlecki Ranges in Churchill, Gippsland, Victoria. Mick creates fine art pieces as well as beautiful giftwares in wood, leather and metal. His practice is informed by an expression of cultural integrity in place, his interpretation of his culture, and desire to share his story.
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Puts money into our pockets and into our communities.

— Mick Harding, Ngarga Warendj

Byron Bush Tucker

Delta Kay, Vision Walks Eco Tours

Friday 04 December

12:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

The Australian bush is a giant well stocked supermarket if you know what you’re looking for. Join Delta Kay, a local Arakwal woman, on a bush tucker walk in the Byron Bay region of New South Wales. Learn about the incredibly diverse range of edible fruits, roots, nuts, seeds and leaves growing naturally in the Australian bush. As you walk Delta will teach you how to identify what’s good to eat and what’s not and you’ll also have the opportunity to taste a variety of bush tucker along the way.
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To promote an awareness, understanding and mutual respect.

— Delta Kay, Vision Walks Eco Tours

In conversation with Joe Williams

Joe Williams

Friday 04 December

7:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Rhoda Roberts speaks to Wradjuri/Wogalu man Joe Williams about his sporting career with South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs before switching to professional boxing. Together they discuss the importance of connection and emotional wellbeing that comes through Country.
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We don't talk enough about the resilience of our old people.

— Joe Williams

Yarn with an Elder

Uncle Vince Ross

Saturday 05 December

10AM AEDT

Free Online Event

Have a virtual yarn with Uncle Vince Ross, a Mutti Mutti Elder. Uncle Vince has a lifetime of experiences and stories to share from his beginnings on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River to establishing an award-winning cultural tourism business in Geelong, Victoria. During this yarn, you will hear how Uncle Vince has created partnerships and opportunities for both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people across the country. A yarn with Uncle Vince will have you feeling like anything is possible.
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My experiences sparked a lifelong commitment to self-determination.

— Uncle Vince Ross

Secret History of Sydney

Aunty Margret Campbell, Dreamtime Southern X

Saturday 05 December

12:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Join Aunty Margret Campbell for a taste of her Illi Langi tour, an Aboriginal Dreaming Tour around The Rocks in Sydney, right on the edge of Sydney Harbour. Uncover the authentic history of Aboriginal people's saltwater heritage within Sydney Harbour and discover how to experience contemporary Aboriginal society right in the heart of cosmopolitan Sydney today. The free online experience has finished, if you missed out you can book the real experience below.
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To ensure that the world's oldest continuous, living culture is shared.

— Aunty Margret Campbell, Dreamtime Southern X

In conversation with Marcia Langton

Marcia Langton

Saturday 05 December

7:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Respected Elder, academic and author of Welcome to Country: A Travel Guide to Indigenous Australia. Professor Marcia Langton discusses with Rhoda Roberts what Welcome to Country means to her. She also shares her insight on what Country means to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, customs, art and etiquette for visitors.
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Many Aboriginal women are tough because we grow up tough

— Marcia Langton

Mud Crabbing on Walkabout

Juan Walker, Walkabout Cultural Adventures

Sunday 06 December

10AM AEDT

Free Online Event

Curious about the ancient art of mud-crabbing? Join local expert Juan Walker from Walkabout Cultural Adventures in Queensland as he shows us the ropes on how to catch a mudcrab using traditional Aboriginal hunting practices.
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To create employment opportunities for local Aboriginals.

— Juan Walker, Walkabout Cultural Adventures

Mangrove Discovery Experience

Bart Pigram, Narlijia Experiences Broome

Sunday 06 December

12:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Bart Pigram is a Yawuru man from the West Kimberley region of northwest Australia. Born and bred in Broome Bart has a passion for telling the complete story of life in Broome. A natural entertainer you will join Bart on one of his unique tour of Broome and the Bay and see the country and lifestyle from his unique perspective including Dampier Creek and the rich pickings in the mangrove forests and on the jabalbal (mudflats).
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It is important and an honour to share my culture.

— Bart Pigram, Narlijia Experiences Broome

In conversation with Victor Steffensen

Victor Steffensen

Sunday 06 December

7:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

This time last year Australia was in the midst of a bushfire emergency. Indigenous land management expert Victor Steffensen talks with Rhoda Roberts about the growing community interest in traditional fire practices. He also explains how he is introducing the First Nations’ methods. Victor Steffensen in an Indigenous fire practitioner of the Tagalaka people of North Queensland.
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Nothing can protect you more than knowledge.

— Victor Steffensen

Aboriginal Botanical Tour

Renee Cawthorne, Botanic Gardens Greater Sydney

Monday 07 December

10AM AEDT

Free Online Event

Learn about the Cadigal people, the traditional custodians of the Sydney city area. Explore the diverse history and culture of the Aboriginal people of the Sydney region in the heart of the city. Uncover the Royal Botanic Garden's rich Aboriginal heritage by exploring plant uses, culture, artefacts and tasting some bush foods.
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To see the recognition of First Nations Peoples scientific knowledge.

— Renee Cawthorne, Botanic Gardens Greater Sydney

The Journey of Life

Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness

Monday 07 December

12:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Discover the journey of life with Dwayne ‘Naja’ Bannon-Harrison with over 17 years of experience along with 9 generations of cultural teachings passed down. Dwayne and the family team at NNCA invite all walks of life onto Yuin country to learn and immerse yourself in the world’s oldest living culture.
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Passing on the knowledge and skills to deliver cultural knowledge.

— Dwayne Bannon-Harrison, Ngaran Ngaran Culture Awareness

Connect to Aboriginal Wisdom

Jamie Marloo Thomas, Wayapa Wuurrk

Monday 07 December

7:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

In this special event for the National Launch of the Welcome to Country platform, Jamie Marloo Thomas and Sara Jones will share the Wayapa Wuurrk Story of their journey to create a global wellness movement to reconnect people to their responsibility for taking care of the Earth for greater wellbeing. As a GunaiKurnai and Maara descendant, Jamie, will share the wisdom passed on to him from his Elders, Culture and Country that is the foundation of Wayapa Wuurrk. Sara, a Canadian-born Australian with Welsh heritage, will share the vision she had of creating an internationally-certified modality with Jamie that would tap into every individual’s ancestry for a shared belonging and purpose.
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Living in harmony with the environment is what sustained Australian Aboriginal people.

— Jamie Marloo Thomas, Wayapa Wuurrk

Aboriginal Billabong Walk

Graham Kenyon, Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural Tours

Tuesday 08 December

12:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Escape to the NT, experience the top end from your lounge room. Join Graham Kenyon for a taster of the Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural Tours experiences. Down by a beautiful billabong you will hear Graham talk about creation stories and bush medicine.
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Aboriginal people running the business and getting non Indigenous people to understand.

— Graham Kenyon, Pudakul Aboriginal Cultural Tours

Shark Bay Dreaming

Darren 'Capes' Capewell, Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Adventures

Tuesday 08 December

7:30 PM AEDT

Free Online Event

Unwind to a Dreamtime story narrated by Darren “Capes” Capewell and his daughter Helena as they sit by the campfire in the Gutharraguda (Shark Bay) region of Western Australia.
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People walk away with a deeper appreciation of what Country means.

— Darren 'Capes' Capewell, Wula Gura Nyinda Eco Adventures
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When buying from the Welcome to Country store you are not only buying a beautiful product; you are buying products that directly benefit Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and communities. Welcome to Country source items from artists, art centres and manufactures who have licence agreements with artists and pay fair royalties.

At Welcome to Country we understand that not everyone is looking to buy a major art work, our focus is to make all purchases fair and beneficial for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander artists and their communities. If properly licensed, every art silk scarf, piece of jewellery or weaving can fairly pay artists, help keep art centres open and the world’s oldest living culture strong.

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