#Performances
#About the event
Duration: 60 minutes
Join former AFL player, Australian of the Year and Adnyamathanha and Narungga man Adam Goodes and co-writer Ellie Laing in conversation with Jasmin McGaughey as they share stories and discuss the process of creating the Welcome to our Country series aimed at young readers and their families. Through sharing stories, young readers better understand First Nations culture and connection to Country and the Welcome to our Country series is a celebration of First Nations culture and an acknowledgement of our true shared history.
#Artist
Ellie Laing
Ellie Laing (nee Southwood) is a communications professional, and former political advisor and journalist, who lives on the lands of the Cammeraygal people on the northern beaches of Sydney with her husband and two sons. When Ellie's eldest son Harvey came home from preschool reciting Acknowledgements of Country and singing Aboriginal lullabies, she was inspired to collaborate with Adam Goodes on a series of books aimed at helping families with young children to talk about Australia's First Nations history. She has recently completed studies in Traditional Aboriginal Cultures.
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