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The Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country have become core Australian customs. [31] Some jurisdictions, such as New South Wales, make a welcome (or, failing that, acknowledgement) mandatory [dubious – discuss] at all government-run events. [32] The Victorian Government supports Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country. [33]
According to the National Museum of the American Indian, it is a traditional practice that dates back centuries in many Indigenous cultures. [2] [dubious – discuss] The modern practice of land acknowledgements began in Australia in the late 1970s, taking the form of the Welcome to Country ceremony, and was at first primarily associated with Indigenous political movements and the arts.
Welcome to Country smoking ceremony performed by an Aboriginal elder. Smoke and fire have been traditionally used by Indigenous Australians as a form of communication. [10] Individuals light a fire when entering another group's country, signalling their entry to the people who live there, and acting as a call for help when necessary. [10]
Most likely, it is an exonym introduced from the Ramindjeri or Ngarrindjeri word kornar meaning "men" or "people". [3] Kaurna meyunna, meaning Kaurna people, [4] is often used in greetings and Welcome to Country or Acknowledgement of Country ceremonies. [5] [6]
Tanderrum ceremonies are still performed today by Wurundjeri elders sometimes as part of a Welcome to Country protocol. [citation needed] Indigenous Australian artist Ellen Jose has a sculpture called Tanderrum (1997) on Herring Island Environmental Sculpture Park, done in conjunction with Wurundjeri elder Joy Murphy. National Parks describe ...
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The term "on Country", or "on [a specific people] country" is often used. [6] Connection to country, "the most fundamental pillar of Indigenous identity", is a difficult concept for non-Indigenous Australians to understand, and disconnection from country has been shown to have an impact on Indigenous peoples' health and well-being. [7]
President-elect and his supporters railed against the departing Biden adminstration at a victory rally on the eve of his inauguration, writes Richard Hall at Trump’s rally in Washington, D.C.