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Women on Country
For Aboriginal people, Country is not simply land鈥攊t encompasses everything: animals, plants, waterways, landforms, and skies. This relationship is spiritual, cultural, and physical, rooted in deep, ancient systems of knowledge and belonging. Despite the enduring trauma of colonisation and forced removal, connection to Country remains strong.
Country is central to identity and community, linking individuals to their ancestors, to cultural learning, to language, and to law. It provides a foundation for spiritual wellbeing and imposes a sacred responsibility to care for the land for future generations.
The Dreaming鈥攕tories passed through generations鈥攅xplains the spiritual origins of the land and informs Aboriginal people鈥檚 relationship with it. Totems create networks of responsibility and kinship through animals, features, and elements of Country. While often overlooked, even urban environments are part of Country. Through art, activism, and language, these connections can be revitalised and made visible.
Country is not a possession, it is a living entity鈥攁 source of knowledge, spirit, and life.
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For Aboriginal people, Country is not simply land鈥攊t encompasses everything: animals, plants, waterways, landforms, and skies. This relationship is spiritual, cultural, and physical, rooted in deep, ancient systems of knowledge and belonging. Despite the enduring trauma of colonisation and forced removal, connection to Country remains strong.
Country is central to identity and community, linking individuals to their ancestors, to cultural learning, to language, and to law. It provides a foundation for spiritual wellbeing and imposes a sacred responsibility to care for the land for future generations.
The Dreaming鈥攕tories passed through generations鈥攅xplains the spiritual origins of the land and informs Aboriginal people鈥檚 relationship with it. Totems create networks of responsibility and kinship through animals, features, and elements of Country. While often overlooked, even urban environments are part of Country. Through art, activism, and language, these connections can be revitalised and made visible.
Country is not a possession, it is a living entity鈥攁 source of knowledge, spirit, and life.
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