Acknowledgement of Country

The Australian National University acknowledges, celebrates and pays our respects to the Ngunnawal and Ngambri people of the Canberra region and to all First Nations Australians on whose traditional lands we meet and work, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history.

Paul Girrawah House, who has worked on Indigenous tree scarring, on Acton Penninsula, Canberra, Australia

Waluwin Mayiny – Waluwin Ngurambang: Healthy people, healthy Country

Paul Girrawah House is giving a voice to the trees on the ANU campus.

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