Welcome To The First People's Walk

This walk pays tribute to the traditional custodians of this land, the people of the Darug nation.

All visitors are invited to share this space which is a visual and oral acknowledgement of Indigenous Australians, past and present. Please take the time to reflect and enjoy this beautiful space.

Recognising this tribute has been erected on a Western Sydney University campus, it is worth remembering that the teaching and learning currently delivered across our campuses is a continuance of the teaching and learning that has occured on these lands for tens of thousands of years.

Photograph: Sally Tsoutas

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