Professor Marcia Langton AO PhD Macq U, BA (Hons) ANU, FASSA is one of Australia’s most important voices for Indigenous Australia. As an anthropologist and geographer, she has made a significant contribution to government and non-government policy as well as to Indigenous studies, native title and resource management, art and culture, and women’s rights. Professor Langton has held the Foundation Chair of Australian Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne since February 2000. In 2016, she was honoured as a Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor, and was then appointed as the first Associate Provost at the University of Melbourne in 2017. She has received many other accolades, including the Officer of the Order of Australia award in 2020. The first edition of Marcia Langton: Welcome to Country was published in 2018 has sold in excess of 40,000 copies since its release.
'Academic Marcia Langton has produced the perfect book for people
who want to know more about our rich Indigenous history. Whether
you just want to find out more about where you live or you want to
plan a trip, this is wonderful guide to culture and places.' –
Mark Rubbo, Readings
‘It’s a big call, but Welcome to Country should be in the hands
(and hearts) of every Australian traveller seeking a fresh
outlook.’ – Graham Erbacher, The Australian
‘A landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia … a handy
reference for how tourists might best travel through different
cultures and sacred lands.’ – ABC Radio National
‘Welcome to Country is an exemplary book, especially as a tourist
guide. It is a handbook in more ways than one. … it gives us the
history of Aboriginal Australia, written for tourists, but
mandatory for all Australians …’ – Australia Explained
‘Welcome to Country is a practical and beautiful guide to
Indigenous Australia, but it should come with a warning: … you’ll
have serious FOMO after digesting its contents …’ – Blank Gold
Coast
‘This resource, so beautifully packaged, will encourage the start
of two-way learning as well as the consideration of Indigenous
enterprise as a first priority.’ – Rachel Bin Salleh, Magabala
Books
‘Who better to bring us a guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the
Torres Strait Islands than the wonderful Professor Marcia Langton.’
– Australian Women’s Weekly
‘Welcome to Country goes beyond other Australian travel guides;
it’s also an introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people, culture and places of interest.’ – Books + Publishing
‘Langton’s definitive travel guide is as informative for
non-indigenous Australians as it is for overseas visitors.’ –
Brisbane News
‘[H]ear from one of Australia’s most important voices, wise,
considered, never boring.’ – Kathleen Noonan, Courier Mail
Brisbane
‘It’s a unique and comprehensive guide containing a dazzling
collection of Indigenous travel experiences with detailed notes on
getting to them, when best to go and what to see.’ – Sydney Morning
Herald
‘Langton’s new book Welcome to Country, released by Hardie Grant,
opens up the secret locations to anyone with a map and a
willingness to understand more about indigenous culture and
history.’ – Kirsten Robb, The Weekly Review
'Inside the premise is simple enough, but it’s never been done – a
travel guide, to the whole country, that leads the voyager to
Aboriginal owned-and-run experiences ... During a recent
two-month trip around the country I used my copy and can attest to
it being a perfect companion.' - Tara June Winch, The
Guardian
‘It’s a big call, but Welcome to Country should be in the hands
(and hearts) of every Australian traveller seeking a fresh
outlook.’
*The Australian*
‘A landmark travel guide to Indigenous Australia …a handy reference
for how tourists might best travel through different cultures and
sacred lands.’
*ABC Radio National*
‘Welcome to Country is an exemplary book, especially as a tourist
guide. It is a handbook in more ways than one. … it gives us the
history of Aboriginal Australia, written for tourists, but
mandatory for all Australians …’
*Australia Explained*
‘Welcome to Country is a practical and beautiful guide to
Indigenous Australia, but it should come with a warning: … you’ll
have serious FOMO after digesting its contents …'
*Blank Gold Coast*
‘This resource, so beautifully packaged, will encourage the start
of two-way learning as well as the consideration of Indigenous
enterprise as a first priority.’
*Magabala Books*
'Who better to bring us a guidebook to Indigenous Australia and the
Torres Strait Islands than the wonderful Professor Marcia
Langton.'
*Australian Women’s Weekly*
‘Welcome to Country goes beyond other Australian travel guides;
it’s also an introduction to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander
people, culture and places of interest.’
*Books + Publishing*
‘Langton’s definitive travel guide is as informative for
non-indigenous Australians as it is for overseas visitors.’
*Brisbane News*
‘[H]ear from one of Australia’s most important voices, wise,
considered, never boring.’
*Courier Mail Brisbane*
‘It’s a unique and comprehensive guide containing a dazzling
collection of Indigenous travel experiences with detailed notes on
getting to them, when best to go and what to see.’
*Sydney Morning Herald*
‘Langton’s new book Welcome to Country, released by Hardie Grant,
opens up the secret locations to anyone with a map and a
willingness to understand more about indigenous culture and
history.’
*The Weekly Review*
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