Welcome to Country: Curtin Elder-in-Residence Professor Simon Forrest

A traditional Aboriginal blessing, the Welcome to Country symbolises the traditional owners' consent to an event taking place on their land.
Professor Simon Forrest, a Wadjuk Nyungar man and Curtin's Elder-in-Residence, explains the ritual as he performs a 'smoking ceremony'.
A Welcome to Country is performed at all major events at Curtin, acknowledging the Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land upon which the university sits.
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Wonderful teachings of the Master Elder Professor Simon Forrest. Much Respect.

[@aidylmorningdew195]

Very sacred ceremony. Always get goosebumps during these beautiful ceremony

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I'm Eastern Cherokee from the Southeastern USA, we use tobacco and cedar for a very similar traditional ceremony :) Great to see traditions around the world and to learn about them.

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Kaya Professor. Kaya is how I’m going to say hello from now on and I hope to learn more Nyungar going forward. All the best.