Aboriginal activist calls out constant 'Welcome To Country' ceremonies
1 year, 5 months ago

Aboriginal activist calls out constant 'Welcome To Country' ceremonies

Daily Mail  

Welcome to Country ceremonies are becoming so frequent that they're losing the full power of their meaning and making the general public 'apathetic' toward Indigenous Australians, according to a popular Voice to Parliament critic. Kiescha Haines-Jamieson is an outspoken No advocate from Western Australia, who has amassed more than a million views on TikTok discussing her opposition to the referendum Ms Haines-Jamieson said it was devastating to see something with 'such a special purpose' lose significance for something as simple as oversaturation in everyday life. Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price has made similar arguments about the overuse of Welcome to Country ceremonies. Ms Haines-Jamieson said it was devastating to see something with 'such a special purpose' lose significance for something as simple as oversaturation in everyday life After watching the Welcome to Country ceremony ahead of the second State of Origin match, Ms Nampijinpa Price told 2GB's Ben Fordham she found such ceremonies 'a little bit narcissistic After watching the Welcome to Country ceremony ahead of the second State of Origin match, Ms Nampijinpa Price told 2GB's Ben Fordham she found such ceremonies 'a little bit narcissistic'.

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Aboriginal leaders call out constant welcome to countries: 'It's trivialising'
9 months, 4 weeks ago

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 …

Jacinta Price slams State of Origin's 'woke' Welcome to Country
1 year, 7 months ago

Jacinta Price slams State of Origin's 'woke' Welcome to Country

Daily Mail  

She said welcomes were 'divisive' and 'unnecessary' Jacinta Price has slammed an Indigenous elder who used the Welcome to Country to encourage Australians to vote 'Yes' at the upcoming Voice to Parliament referendum. The earnest sentiment did not go down well with Coalition 'No' campaigner Ms Price - and comes after the NRL joined most Australian sporting bodies in backing …

Aboriginal elder Kerry White says Welcome to Country is not Indigenous culture
2 years ago

Aboriginal elder Kerry White says Welcome to Country is not Indigenous culture

Daily Mail  

She also labels constant Acknowledgement of Countries as 'virtue signaling' An Aboriginal elder says constant Welcome to Country and Acknowledgment of Country rituals are not being used correctly and have become 'virtue signalling' for non-Indigenous people. Narungga elder Kerry White, who stood as a One Nation candidate in the last South Australian election, said the Welcome to Country ceremony has …

How the Acknowledgment of Country became a core national custom — and why it matters
4 years, 9 months ago

How the Acknowledgment of Country became a core national custom — and why it matters

ABC  

Duke Regan is only four, but he knows every single word of the Acknowledgment of Country. "Since settlement and prior to native title determinations, Welcome to Country tended to be more generic — acknowledging wider groups like Koori, Murri or Noongar," Senator Dodson says. "The colonial rhetoric of terra nullius — 'land belonging to no-one' — long dismissed Aboriginal and …

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