Explore the Online Map that allows you to find out who the formally recognised Traditional Owners are for any area or address.

Remember that it is the Traditional Owners who should be acknowledged, rather than the corporation representing the Traditional Owners.

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• • Complete the 5 stages of awareness-raising activities in the online Share our Pride journey that was developed by Reconciliation Australia. This provides an introduction to the perspectives of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples about their diverse cultures and our shared history.

• • Go to the Wyndham Council website for local information and check the links on that page, including the Rivers to Recognition - Aboriginal Education Resource Directory that can guide you about where and how to research further information in relation to your assignment topic.

• • Visit the Bunjilaka Aboriginal Cultural Centre and its website to learn about the rich diversity of Aboriginal people, their histories, culture and politics in Victoria.

• • Explore the collection of stories spanning from traditional to contemporary life, of land and spirit, art and artefacts of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Culture Victoria website. Make sure to follow the link to the Missions Voices website to learn about this era of Victoria’s history from Aboriginal perspectives.

• • Explore Bonmarart Leewik (Strong Ancestors) - a Victoria University online resource that brings together stories of significant Aboriginal people, places and events in Melbourne's Western region. These leaders in key political movements of the 20th century created political or social entities that persist today.

• • Visit the Koorie Heritage Trust at Federation Square and its website

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Aboriginal Victoria provides advice about acknowledging Country and respecting Traditional Owners.

• • A Welcome to Country is conducted by senior representatives from a Traditional Owner organisation that has been formally recognised by the Victorian Aboriginal Heritage Council as having authority to represent the Traditional Owners of that specific Country.
  • An Acknowledgement of Country is a statement of recognition of the Traditional Owners of the specific land on which we gather at a particular time. It is also an opportunity to acknowledge all Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Peoples of the lands now known as Australia. An Acknowledgement of Country can be done by anyone and by multiple people attending the meeting or gathering.

Learn more about Aboriginal Victoria’s guidelines about when a specific Acknowledgement, or request for a Welcome to Country, is not recommended in areas where formal recognition has not occurred as it may:

• • • privilege one group’s interests in Country over other groups
    • pre-empt the outcomes of formal recognition processes
    • lead to disputes between groups who have an interest in or association with Country

Explore the ONLINE MAP that allows you to find out who the formally recognised Traditional Owners are for any area or address.

Remember that it is the Traditional Owners who should be acknowledged, rather than the corporation representing the Traditional Owners.