Who is delivering the project? The project is being delivered by a consortium of three partner agencies: The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies/Centre for Community Welfare Training (ACWA CCWT) The Intellectual Disability Rights Services (IDRS) Life without Barriers (LWB) 2. Introduction 2.1 Acknowledgement or Welcome to Country Welcome to Country’ is an important ceremony by Aboriginal people and inviting them to perform it, helps non-Aboriginal people recognise Aboriginal culture and history [1] to is a small ceremony where traditional owners, usually Elders, welcome A ‘Welcome Country’ people to their land. This is a significant recognition and is made through a formal process, up to the Elder although it’s how they decide to carry out the ceremony. It also depends on the location of the event and the practice of the Aboriginal community which can vary greatly according to region. to should always occur in the opening of the event in question, preferable as the ‘Welcome Country’ first item. Note that a to is often considered a right and not a privilege. ‘Welcome Country’ Protocols for welcoming visitors to country have been a part of Aboriginal culture for thousands of years. Despite the absence of fences or visible borders, Aboriginal groups had clear boundaries separating their country from that of other groups. Crossing into country required a request for another group’s permission to enter like gaining a visa and when that permission was granted the hosting — — group would welcome the visitors, offering them safe passage. In modern Australia, the to ceremony was first conducted at an official ‘Welcome Country’ ceremony in 1999 during the NSW by Chief Justice Supreme Court’s 175th anniversary, arranged James Spigelman.
Who is delivering the project? The project is being delivered by a consortium of three partner agencies: The Association of Children’s Welfare Agencies/Centre for Community Welfare Training (ACWA CCWT) The Intellectual Disability Rights Services (IDRS) Life without Barriers (LWB) 2. Introduction 2.1 Acknowledgement or Welcome to Country Welcome to Country’ is an important ceremony by Aboriginal people and inviting them to perform it, helps non-Aboriginal people recognise Aboriginal culture and history [1] A ‘Welcome to Country’ is a small ceremony where traditional owners, usually Elders, welcome people to their land. This is a significant recognition and is made through a formal process, although it’s up to the Elder how they decide to carry out the ceremony. It also depends on the location of the event and the practice of the Aboriginal community which can vary greatly according to region. ‘Welcome to Country’ should always occur in the opening of the event in question, preferable as the first item. Note that a ‘Welcome to Country’ is often considered a right and not a privilege. Protocols for welcoming visitors to country have been a part of Aboriginal culture for thousands of years. Despite the absence of fences or visible borders, Aboriginal groups had clear boundaries separating their country from that of other groups. Crossing into another group’s country required a request for permission to enter — like gaining a visa — and when that permission was granted the hosting group would welcome the visitors, offering them safe passage. In modern Australia, the ‘Welcome to Country’ ceremony was first conducted at an official ceremony in 1999 during the NSW Supreme Court’s 175th anniversary, arranged by Chief Justice James Spigelman.
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