We acknowledge the traditional owners of lands across NSW and Australia. We recognise the traditional owners of these lands, skies, and waterways, and pay our respects to our elders, past and present. We also recognise the oldest continuously operating culture in the world.

ਅਸੀਂ ਇੰਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਜ਼ਮੀਨਾਂ, ਅਸਮਾਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਜਲ ਮਾਰਗਾਂ ਦੇ ਰਵਾਇਤੀ ਮਾਲਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਅਤੇ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਤੇ ਵਰਤਮਾਨ ਦੇ ਬਜ਼ੁਰਗਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਆਪਣਾ ਸਤਿਕਾਰ ਪੇਸ਼ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਾਂ। ਅਸੀਂ ਦੁਨੀਆ ਦੇ ਸਭ ਤੋਂ ਪੁਰਾਣੇ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਚੱਲ ਰਹੇ ਸੱਭਿਆਚਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਵੀ ਮਾਨਤਾ ਦਿੰਦੇ ਹਾਂ।

Somebody’s Land is an invitation to connect with First Nations culture, to acknowledge the hurt of the past, and to join together as one community with a precious shared history as old as time.

We are very grateful to the authors and the publishers – Allen and Unwin, for working with us to help us bring this book to Punjabi language speakers in Australia and around the world.

We welcome our students and their familes to read the Punjabi version of this picture book. Translated by Sumeet Kaur and Rupinder Singh, it introduces First Nations history and the term ‘terra nullius’ to a general audience, from Australian of the Year, community leader and anti-racism advocate Adam Goodes and political adviser and former journalist Ellie Laing, with artwork by Barkindji illustrator David Hardy.