HEAL COUNTRY - Print - Limited Edition

HEAL COUNTRY - By Grace Brown

Healing Country means embracing First Nation's cultural knowledge and understanding of Country as part of Australia's national heritage. That the culture and values of Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islanders are respected equally to and the cultures and values of all Australians.

 

Country is inherent to our identity. It sustains our lives in every aspect, spiritually, physically, emotionally, socially, and culturally.

It is more than a place. When we talk about Country it is spoken of like a person.

Country is family, kin, law, lore, ceremony, traditions, and language. For my Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, it has been this way since the dawn of time.

Through our languages and songs, we speak to Country. Through our ceremonies and traditions we sing to and celebrate Country and Country speaks to us.