<p>Controversy shook <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/barack-obama" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Barack Obama</a>&#8216;s lucrative speaking tour in Australia when an Aboriginal woman got dropped from a ceremony in Melbourne featuring the former president.</p>
<p>A Wurundjeri elder known as Aunty Joy Murphy said she is &#8220;shocked and distressed&#8221; after the organizer of the event removed her from the program Wednesday night at John Cain Arena.</p>
<p>“I am 78 years of age. I have never been treated or spoken to in this way in the past,&#8221; she said, according to <a href="https://nit.com.au/29-03-2023/5432/wurundjeri-woi-wurrung-elder-labelled-difficult" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the National Indigenous Times</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;I do not want this to be a reflection on President Obama,&#8221; she added. &#8220;I am a leader of the Wurundjeri Nation. I asked to be treated as an equal.&#8221;</p>
<p>The report said Murphy had requested accommodations for a support person and to give Obama a gift in accordance with the cultural practice.</p>
<p>For years, Murphy has <a href="https://www.vic.gov.au/aunty-joy-murphy-wandin-ao" target="_blank" rel="noopener">been performing</a> the traditional &#8220;Welcome to Wurundjeri Land&#8221; for visiting leaders. Among those people she has reportedly greeted include the late Queen Elizabeth II, the Dalai Lama, and South Africa&#8217;s Nelson Mandela.</p>
<p>Videos posted to social media show Murphy at sporting events and elsewhere conducting the &#8220;Welcome To Country&#8221; in which she <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9ta1EQJYqE" target="_blank" rel="noopener">accepts a leaf</a> of the Manna Gum plant, also known as Eucalyptus viminalis, on behalf of the visitors.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy conducts the Welcome To Country, wishing both the <a href="https://twitter.com/Socceroos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Socceroos</a> &amp; Ecuador the best of luck tonight. <a href="https://twitter.com/FEFecuador?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FEFecuador</a> <br />Watch Australia Vs Ecuador, Live and Free on 10 Bold &amp; 10 Play!! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/AUSvECU?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#AUSvECU</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Socceroos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Socceroos</a> <a href="https://t.co/WPuPoyADto">pic.twitter.com/WPuPoyADto</a></p>
<p>&mdash; 10 Football (@10FootballAU) <a href="https://twitter.com/10FootballAU/status/1640636460020776961?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 28, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
<p>In the case of Obama&#8217;s event, representatives for Murphy claimed the elder was told she was being &#8220;too difficult&#8221; before being removed from the ceremony, <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/national/obama-tour-organisers-apologise-for-dumping-indigenous-elder-20230330-p5cwjy.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">according to The Sydney Morning Herald</a>.</p>
<p>The organizer of Obama&#8217;s speaking tour, <a href="https://www.thegrowthfaculty.com/about.php" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Growth Factory</a>, claimed to have apologized to Murphy for cancelling her appearance.</p>
<p>&#8220;Growth Faculty had been working with Aunty Joy and the Wurundjeri community for many weeks ahead of last night’s event,&#8221; a spokesperson said in a statement <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/mar/29/indigenous-elder-removed-from-barack-obama-event-for-being-too-difficult" target="_blank" rel="noopener">reported by The Guardian</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Due to security requirements, the organisation was unable to accommodate last minute changes to the agreed upon ceremony,&#8221; the statement added. &#8220;Growth Faculty has apologised to Aunty Joy that last night’s ceremony could not be changed.&#8221;</p>
<p>Wurundjeri-Willam woman Mandy Nicholson reportedly delivered the Welcome to Country in place of Murphy.</p>
<p>During Obama&#8217;s speaking tour through Australia, which reportedly could net him <a href="https://twitter.com/9NewsSyd/status/1640424665033130010" target="_blank" rel="noopener">upwards of $1 million</a>, the former president has been talking about a variety of topics including <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/obama-blames-trump-for-chinas-rise" target="_blank" rel="noopener">politics, foreign policy</a>, and technology.</p>

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