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What is Welcome to Country?

Welcome to Country

Welcome to Country before Super Netball, Melbourne 2022 Source: AAP Image/James Ross

Increasingly at public events we observe a ceremony performed by Aboriginal Traditional Custodians. This ceremony is called ‘Welcome to Country’. So what is the significance of this welcoming ritual?


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By Melissa Compagnoni

Source: SBS


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Increasingly at public events we observe a ceremony performed by Aboriginal Traditional Custodians. This ceremony is called ‘Welcome to Country’. So what is the significance of this welcoming ritual?



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