Before embarking on the trail, let's start by respectfully acknowledging the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land upon which we are visiting.
As visitors, a Welcome to Country is a sign of respect to the lands custodial groups and honours the continuing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to their Country. For thousands of years Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups had clear boundaries separating their land from that of other groups. To cross into another group’s land, a request for permission was traditionally required to enter.
Today, the Welcome of Country promotes and facilitates respect, trust and positive relationships between the wider Australian community and its visitors with the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land.
So let us pay our respects to their ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging; and to their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of the region.Before embarking on the trail, let's start by respectfully acknowledging the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land upon which we are visiting.
As visitors, a Welcome to Country is a sign of respect to the lands custodial groups and honours the continuing connection of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders to their Country. For thousands of years Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups had clear boundaries separating their land from that of other groups. To cross into another group’s land, a request for permission was traditionally required to enter.
Today, the Welcome of Country promotes and facilitates respect, trust and positive relationships between the wider Australian community and its visitors with the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land.
So let us pay our respects to their ancestors and Elders, past, present and emerging; and to their continuing culture and the contribution they make to the life of the region.