Acknowledgement Considerations

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