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Welcome To Country
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A beautiful slipcase edition including a hardback with a keepsake art print making this a perfect gift for young readers
Aboriginal communities across Australia have boundaries that are defined by mountain ranges and waterways. Traditionally, to cross these boundaries, permission is required. Each community has its own way of greeting, but the practice shares a common name: a Welcome to Country.
Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin, the senior Aboriginal elder of the Wurundjeri people, channels her passion for storytelling into a remarkable and utterly unique picture book that invites readers to discover some of the history and traditions of her people. Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy gives the Wurundjeri Welcome to Country form in beautiful paintings rich with blues and browns, as full of wonder and history as the tradition they depict.
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Welcome to Country by Aunty Joy Murphy is praised for its beautiful and beguiling exploration of Wurundjeri customs and values, complemented by Lisa Kennedy's dazzling and richly pigmented illustrations. The book's unique tone, which might strike some readers as formal, is balanced by its poetic qualities, making it suitable for both educational purposes and broader enjoyment.
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ISBN: 9781760652173
Publisher: Walker Books Australia
Format: Multiple-component retail product, slip-cased
Date Published: 05 November 2020
Country: Australia
Imprint: Walker Books Australia
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Lisa Kennedy
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 262.0mm
Height: 300.0mm
Weight: 726g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Joy Murphy Wandin AO is the Senior Aboriginal Elder of the Wurundjeri People of Melbourne and surrounds. We show respect for her and other Elders by calling them Aunty or Uncle. Aunty Joy has had numerous government appointments including as a member of the Equal Opportunity Commission of Victoria and of the Anti-Discrimination Tribunal. She is a storyteller and a writer and is passionate about using story to bring people together and as a conduit for understanding Aboriginal culture. Welcome to Country is her first book.
Lisa Kennedy is descendant of the Trawlwoolway People on the north-east coast of Tasmania. Lisa was born in Melbourne and as a child lived close to the Maribyrnong River. Here she experienced the gradual restoration of the natural river environment alongside cultural regeneration and reclamation. Through sense of place she feels connected to the Wurundjeri country and all that entails — the water, the land, the animals and the ancestors. The experience of loss and reclamation is embedded in her work. Welcome to Country is her first title with Black Dog Books.
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