The ceremony can take place with Indigenous people alone or with Indigenous and Non-indigenous. This version presumes the presence of Non-indigenous people and has a Reconciliation theme. The ceremony can be adapted for use with Indigenous people alone. Indigenous Person For thousands of years before recorded time, our people have walked on this LAND , on their own country. Our relationship with the land is at the centre of our lives.
Fire is at the heart of our Indigenous culture.
In the driest part of the driest country, water is life-giving, refreshing, cooling and cleansing to our country and to us. Indigenous Person Land, Fire and Water also have deep symbolism in our Christian heritage. In the Old Testament LAND was God's promise to the Jewish people. In the New Testament, Christian people are called to have a deep sense of care for land and all creation. All creation and life looks forward to the promised land of heaven.