Library Guides: Wominjeka: welcome to country: Overview

Source: Digital montage by Black, S. (2019).

Mentone Girls' Grammar School and the Kerferd Library acknowledges the Woi Wurrung (Wurundjeri) and Boonwurrung peoples of the eastern Kulin Nation on whose land we learn and work. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this website may contain images and voices of deceased people.

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Brief, basic information laid out in an easy-to-read format. May use informal language. (Includes most news articles)

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Provides additional background information and further reading. Introduces some subject-specific language.

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Lengthy, detailed information. Frequently uses technical/subject-specific language. (Includes most analytical articles)

General Capabilities

Enduring Understandings

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have holistic belief systems and are spiritually and intellectually connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

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IMPORTANT: The following video has been compiled for educational purposes only. This video must not be used as a substitute for an official, in-person, welcome to country in any situation or context whatsoever.

For welcome to country from other first nations see https://www.youtube.com/user/WelcomeToCountry/videos

When using this video don't forget to cite and reference your sources. For more information and help see the Kerferd Library referencing guide and / or CiteMaker.

In text reference / citation: Wandoon (2015) or (Wandoon, 2015)
Bibliography / Reference list: Wandoon, J., (2015). Wurundjeri Welcome to Country [eVideo] WelcomeToCountry. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/YhtvMyoVvDU

Wominjeka: welcome to country | Overview: keywords

Acknowledgement, Bunurong, Country, Kulin, Nation, Welcome, Wominjeka, Woiwurrung

Wominjeka: welcome to country | Overview: articles

Country (Prentis, 2011)
"In recent years, “welcome to country” has become a common practice at civic and other public gatherings, in which acknowledgement is made of the past and present elders of the country on which the meeting is being held." (Prentis, 2011)

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Reference / citation: Prentis (2011) or (Prentis, 2011)
Reference list / Bibliography: Prentis, M. D. (2011). Country in A Concise Companion to Aboriginal History, (Vol. Paperback edition). Dural Delivery Centre, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=469150&site=ehost-live&scope=site&authtype=ip,sso&custid=mggsvic&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_61
Land and land rights (Prentis, 2011)
"The attachment of particular clan to a particular ‘country’ or area of land was not easily understood by European settlers." (Prentis, 2011)

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Reference / citation: Prentis (2011) or (Prentis, 2011)
Reference list / Bibliography: Prentis, M. D. (2011). Land and land rights in A Concise Companion to Aboriginal History, (Vol. Paperback edition). Dural Delivery Centre, NSW: Rosenberg Publishing. Retrieved from https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=469150&site=ehost-live&scope=site&authtype=ip,sso&custid=mggsvic&ebv=EB&ppid=pp_122

Wominjeka: welcome to country | Overview: eBooks

Indigenous Australian Cultures (eBooks) by Mary Colson
Call Number: eBook
ISBN: 9781432973933
Publication Date: 2012
Indigenous Australian Culture covers a vast array of subjects on Indigenous Australian culture -- from fine arts to ceremonies, from legends to the culture's global influence.

A Concise Companion to Aboriginal History by Malcolm Prentis
ISBN: 9781921719035
Publication Date: 2011
This book is an overview of Australian Aboriginal history, from creation stories involving the Dreaming through to Aboriginal cultural and political activity in the 21st century. Alphabetically arranged entries include biographies, historical events, pioneering work by anthropologists, historical controversies, literature, sport, and a number of social issues. The book covers all regions of Australia and the Torres Strait Islands. It includes photographs, maps, population tables, a chronology, and bibliography.

Wominjeka: welcome to country | Overview: online resources

Welcome to country and acknowledgement of traditional owners (Victorian Government, n.d.)
"This page will provide information on Welcomes to Country and Acknowledgements of Traditional Owners ." (Victorian Government, n.d.)

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Reference / citation: Victorian Government (n.d.) or (Victorian Government , n.d.)
Reference list / Bibliography: Victorian Government. (n.d.). Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Traditional Owners. Retrieved from https://w.www.vic.gov.au/aboriginalvictoria/herita ge/welcome-to-country-and-acknowledgement-of-tradi tional-owners/welcome-to-country.html
Map of formally recognised traditional owners [Victoria], (Victorian Government, n.d.)
"The easiest way to find out who the Formally Recognised Traditional Owners are for an area is to consult the interactive map." (Victorian Government, n.d.)

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Reference / citation: Map of formally recognised traditional owners (n.d.) or (Map of formally recognised traditional owners, n.d.)
Reference list / Bibliography: Map of formally recognised traditional owners. (Cartographer). (n.d.). Melbourne: Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Register and Information System. Retrieved from https://achris.vic.gov.au/weave/wca.html

Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation
The Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation represents the Bunurong people of the South-Eastern Kulin Nation. They aim to preserve and protect the sacred lands and waterways of their ancestors, their places, traditional cultural practices, and stories.

Wominjeka: welcome to country | Overview: videos

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In text reference / citation:Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation (2019) or (Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, 2019)
Bibliography / Reference list: Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation, (2019). Bass Coast - Bunurong - Welcome to Country [eVideo]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/4b1u9vx8TC8

In this 2016 radio interview, athlete Marcia Ella Duncan explains the meaning of Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country. (ABC Education, 2016)

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In text reference / citation:Duncan (2016) or (Duncan, 2016)
Bibliography / Reference list: Duncan, (2016). What is Welcome to Country? [eVideo], ABC Education. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/hB0I0dff_1k

Wominjeka: welcome to country | Curriculum alignment

This LibGuide directly supports OI.2 and OI.3 as documented in the Victorian Curriculum and the Australian curriculum. See also the Teaching Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture from the Victorian Department of education and training.

Country/Place

OI.1 Australia has two distinct Indigenous groups: Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, and within those groups there is significant diversity.
OI.2 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities maintain a special connection to and responsibility for Country/Place.
OI.3 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples have holistic belief systems and are spiritually and intellectually connected to the land, sea, sky and waterways.

Culture

OI.4 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies have many Language Groups.
OI.5 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ ways of life are uniquely expressed through ways of being, knowing, thinking and doing.
OI.6 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples live in Australia as first peoples of Country or Place and demonstrate resilience in responding to historic and contemporary impacts of colonisation.

People

OI.7 The broader Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander societies encompass a diversity of nations across Australia.
OI.8 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples' family and kinship structures are strong and sophisticated.
OI.9 The significant contributions of Aboriginal Peoples and Torres Strait Islander Peoples in the present and past are acknowledged locally, nationally and globally.