Traditional place name door mats

This is a project I have worked on for months. I wanted a ethically sourced product, that was naturally derived from sustainable materials (coconut coir), it is also made and custom printed in Naarm (Melbourne) Being a eco friendly material, it is compostable. I wanted it to be an educational tool that acknowledges the Traditional Aboriginal place name (Country) so the customer could learn where they live. Not only will they learn, but hopefully their visitors read it and gain familiarity of the Original name as well. I believe it’s important to know this so that local mob receive the respect they deserve as sovereign land owners. A few ways to find out what the Traditional country you  reside on are; ask a First Nations person that you know from the area. Google Traditional land owners of….. Adelaide (Kaurna) etc Look up the local land council. You could also replace the Land name with the people if you feel more comfortable. An example is if you live in Geelong it’s Wathaurung country. It can also be Wurundjeri. Koorie (Koori or Goori) country. Or Kulin Nation. If you feel unsure please email me tarissekingart@outlook.com I would also love it if you could tag my Instagram in posts and share my door mats so that Allies and the Indigenous people of Australia all know the country they live on! Please use the Traditional Country name when filling out your postal address

I would like to acknowledge Gomeroi woman Rachael Mcphail from @place_names_in_addresses who started the petition and movement to add traditional place names into Australian addresses. I believe without her hard work, people would not be as likely to be learning the Traditional place name on where they live. Thank you sis.