The popular Welcome to Country is back revised and expanded. It’s your essential and complete travel guide to Indigenous Australia.
The book is divided into two sections devoted to Introducing Indigenous Cultures, and then Exploring Indigenous Australia. It has been thoroughly researched by a team of indigenous authors and experts, led by respected scholar and author Professor Marcia Langton.
The first part covers fascinating insights into Indigenous languages and customs. You’ll gain a crash course in some of the various communities that make up over 50,000 years’ worth of history. You’ll find advice on buying authentic art and showing respect when taking photographs or videos. The book tackles tough but important issues like Native Title and The Stolen Generations.
I enjoyed the section on storytelling and hearing about some of the important Aboriginal poets, playwrights, scriptwriters and authors. There’s a call for more documentation of the stories and history before they are lost.
This part is then divided by states. For each state, there are entries for festivals, National Parks (with camping and accommodation options, permits and contact details), tours and stays, art galleries, cultural centres and museums. You’ll find listings for Places with cultural significance and art centres.
The second edition has been updated with 250 new directory listings and illustrated maps, and beautiful photographs by Wayne Quilliam.
Welcome to Country is an important book for learning about and respecting First Nations people, during a time when we need to hear positive stories from their perspective.
Highly recommended.
ISBN: 9781741175431
Welcome to Country is available in Hardback.
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About Marcia Langton
Professor Marcia Langton AO PhD Macq U, BA (Hons) ANU, FASSA is one of Australia’s most important voices for Indigenous Australia. As an anthropologist and geographer, she has made a significant contribution to government and non-government policy as well as to Indigenous studies, native title and resource management, art and culture, and women’s rights. Professor Langton has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne since February 2000. In 2016, she was honoured as a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, and was then appointed as the first Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne in 2017. She has received many other accolades, including the Officer of the Order of Australia award in 2020. The first edition of Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country was published in 2018 has sold in excess of 40,000 copies since its release.
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