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Whadjuk Elders & Speakers – Welcome to Country List
The Cultural Capability team have developed a Whadjuk Elders Welcome to Country document. The document has a variety of Male and Female Elders and Whadjuk speakers, including detailed information about engagement processes and general advice. The document is currently being updated and will be uploaded once it has been updated.
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Acknowledgement of Country Writing Workshop
The Cultural Capability team have introduced Acknowledgement of Country Writing Workshops as a part of the Indigenous Cultural Capability Framework (ICCF) programs for staff to enrol into. This experience is 1 hour long and is hosted on-campus, for available dates please visit iPerform.
Learn about how you would create your own meaningful acknowledgement in this workshop as important to gain a deeper understanding of what you are acknowledging.
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Curtin Perth, Curtin Murray St and Curtin St Georges Terrace are all located on Whadjuk Country, which encompasses the Perth area. To deliver an Acknowledgement of Country for Whadjuk Country you can say:
I acknowledge Whadjuk people as Traditional Owners and Custodians of the area Boorloo (Perth) which Curtin Perth Campuses are located, I give my respects to their ancestors and Elders and Senior Knowledge Holders, past, present and those following in their footsteps.
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Curtin Kalgoorlie is located on Wongutha lands, so to deliver an Acknowledgement of Country in Kalgoorlie, you can say:
I acknowledge Wongutha peoples, Traditional Owners and Custodians of the land on which Curtin Kalgoorlie is located on, I give my respects to their ancestors and Elders and Senior Knowledge Holders, past, present and those following in their footsteps.
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If the event is taking place elsewhere, you can find out which Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples Country you are located on by using the AIATSIS Map of Indigenous Languages Australia. If you can’t find out the name of the Traditional Owners or the ownership is disputed, you can say:
I acknowledge the Traditional Custodians and Custodians of the land on which we gather today, and give my respects to their ancestors, Elders and Senior Knowledge Holders past, present and those following in their footsteps.