Aboriginal leaders call out constant welcome to countries: 'It's trivialising'

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Aboriginal leaders call out constant welcome to countries: 'It's trivialising'

Daily Mail

Indigenous leaders have called out Welcome to Country ceremonies, claiming the acknowledgement is becoming a divisive tradition that trivialises the message. Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Nathan Moran joined leading 'No' Voice referendum campaigner Warren Mundine to debate the issue on Sky News Australia's The Jury on Sunday night. Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Land Council CEO Nathan Moran joined leading 'No' Voice referendum campaigner Warren Mundine both expressed concerns Welcome to Country was becoming trivialised 'It has become divisive in the sense that, you know, 'what about us, we've been here for awhile as well, this is our country' and everything like that,' Mr Mundine said. The pair debated Welcome to Country on Sky News' The Jury hosted by Host Danica Di Giorgio However, Mr Moran expressed similar concerns that the tradition was becoming trivialised. The Aquarius Festival held in Nimbin, New South Wales, by the Australian Union of Students has been documented as Australia's first publicly observed Welcome to Country, although it was not called this at the time.

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