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For some absolutely incomprehensible reason the idea of a Welcome to Country ceremony is too much for some to handle.

It’s actually simple. Our First Nations people have been on this land for over 60,000 years, this has given them a connection to country unmatched in the rest of the world.

Colonists have been arriving during the past couple of hundred years, and despite the wars since those arrivals started, as Nancy says a Welcome to Country ceremony is about extending inclusivity and community to everyone.

They are the traditional custodians of the land, we acknowledge that, we take their welcome as it is offered.

It is so good to hear another song from Nancy Bates.

In this release, ‘I Belong’, the first thought I had was elegance through simplicity.

Simplicity is timeless, effortless and can be inspiring, as it is here in this song.

A guitar, moving between two notes, gradually including more of a melody, till Nancy’s voice joins in.

She talks of country and what it means to her.

“I belong, I belong, let the love of country make you strong.”
“I am free, I am free, part of everything that lives and breathes.”

Then the instrumental swells to a climax, with Nancy singing in language.

Nancy talks about the aim for this song as being to provide a centring and extending that inclusivity and community.

It does this brilliantly.


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