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Connecting our hand to the hands of our Ancestors, to the hands of those who will come after us.
Waterways echoed in the infrastructure,
Country will always live on,
Celebrate diversity and resilience, cultural continuation
Country is echoed in infrastructure
Collaboration and creative are essential
My hands connect me to generations of makers.
Our Ancestors live on through our cultural artefacts Embedded into the creation of these objects exists a connection to our song lines, mobs and Countries.'
- Jody Rallah
I acknowledge and deeply honour the enduring connection to culture, language, and identity, and pay respect to Elders—those who have come before us, those who walk alongside us today, and those yet to come. It is through their resilience, courage, and strength that we, as First Nations people, continue to keep our culture alive, maintaining unbreakable connections to the lands, waters, skies, and communities that sustain and inspire us. I The First Peoples of Australia as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work, live, create and collaborate.
