Statement of Country

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Aboriginal peoples are the first and Traditional Custodians of Australia.

This means Aboriginal peoples always look after Country, like part of the family.

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Australia always was and always will be Aboriginal land.

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Country connects us to everything around us in all spaces and places.

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Country is at the centre of all Aboriginal culture.

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Culture is:

Culture influences how you think, act and feel.

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Country includes everything around us, such as:

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Country includes Dreaming, ceremony and language.

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Country impacts how we feel in places.

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Country informs who we are as people, our identity.

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When we connect with Country, we celebrate the oldest continuous living culture on Earth, including:

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When we let Country guide our public spaces, everyone can belong and use them.

Everyone must care for Country because we all:

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