Acknowledgement Considerations
- Name and acknowledge the specific Country / Nation / language group.
- Identify the Traditional Custodians and their continued connection to their land/s.
- Thank the Traditional Custodians for caring for Country for thousands of generations and continuing to do so.
- Make your Acknowledgement specific to place: are you on desert Country? Are you on an island? Do you know the traditional place-name of the city, town or site you are on? Are there any nearby sites or landmarks with traditional names you can mention?
- Pay respect to the Elders and Ancestors of the Country you are on, and also to any First Nations people present or listening.
- Recognise that First Nations sovereignty was never ceded. This continent always was and always will be Aboriginal land.
Credits: Common Ground https://www.commonground.org.au/learn/acknowledgement-of-country