Welcome to Country Outback Story Bag

This story bag contains
1 x Welcome to Country Book
1 x 4pc Set of hand painted Aboriginal inspired Wood People
1 x Large Australian Outback Playscape Mat
1 x Bag for easy clean-up and storage
 
Large Australian Outback Playscape Mat
Our Large Australian Outback Desert playscape is a unique piece that is designed to reflect the colours and landscape of the Australian outback desert. With beautiful rusty red soil and sand, rock formations, sparse native bushes and a dirt road, it is the perfect backdrop to create an Australian-inspired small world setup.
Product Details
Ethically hand-felted from 100% New Zealand wool
Coloured with azo-free dye, safe for children and pet
Length: 80cm
Width: 50cm
Weight: 730g
 
Welcome To Country - By: Aunty Joy Murphy, Lisa Kennedy
This is an expansive and generous Welcome to Country from a most respected Elder, Aunty Joy Murphy, beautifully given form by Indigenous artist Lisa Kennedy.Welcome to the traditional lands of the Wurundjeri People. We are part of this land and the land is part of us. This is where we come from. Wominjeka Wurundjeri balluk yearmenn koondee bik. Welcome to Country. Aunty Joy Wandin Murphy is a most respected senior Wurundjeri elder of the Kulin alliance. This is a very accessible welcome that introduces and gives meaning and explanation within the text to the customs and symbols of Indigenous Australia.Aboriginal communities across Australia have boundaries that are defined by mountain ranges and waterways. Traditionally, to cross these boundaries or enter community country you needed permission from the neighbouring community. When this permission was granted the ceremony now called Welcome to Country took place. Each community had its own way of welcoming to country, and they still do today.