Smoking ceremony & welcome to country [-O-] | NAIDOC Week 2022 | ABC Australia

Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Di Kerr offers you all her 'hand in friendship so we can journey together' through NAIDOC Week 2022.
As we begin to celebrate a week of unity, healing, and culture we acknowledge the elders who have commenced such gatherings for 60,000+ years.
Aunty Di opens this NAIDOC Week with a traditional smoking ceremony to cleanse and a welcome to country to unite.
Smoking ceremonies and welcome to countries have played a crucial role in Aboriginal culture since the dreaming.
This video was produced by ABC's Wiradjuri and Palawa man Isaac Muller.
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[@danmehlman1]

This is beautiful

[@joeyphaahla]

❤️ to all Indigenous Australians from a Kamilaroi man.

[@Spspsp853]

❤ Respect to the past and present.

[@nuggetnelson2865]

Why does it go for a week?

[@nadc30]

Because unfortunately it isn't 365 days. I am not sure if you are asking specifically of this ceremony. NAIDOC week is a celebration week!

[@nuggetnelson2865]

@@nadc30 celebrating what?

[@AaronRomero3386]

Where do we go to do this

[@MrSingh-en1io]

It's happening in Australia everywhere this week

[@sandrarobinson3266]

Here in Alice Springs and rest of Central Australia we have so many events difficult to choose ones to Attend. Smoking Ceremony happens often here in Australia at most big Sporting Events, Opening of Govt Sessions, Citizenship Ceremonies, Concerts, Opening new Buildings or Roads ECT, if you live in the North of Australia they are normal, we also Acknowledge that we on Indigenous Lands if no one there to do welcome for Conferences, Seminars ECT this is printed on most Bossiness Cards, Letterheads, Power Points, even at start of larger Zoom Meetings, it is only strange to us now if do not hear or see it. New Fed Govt has caught up to NT Govt now Fly's Aboriginal Flag Aussie Flag and TI Flag, they started this at first Press Conference..

[@lightfoot.2000]

😑🙏 walk softly and leave only føötprints