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4. Acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land you work on

Acknowledging the land your workplace is on shows respect and follows a custom that’s been taking place in Australia for many thousands of years.

Learning more about the land that you’re on and consulting the Traditional Custodians can help you acknowledge Country in really meaningful ways. For example, you could:

> Place a sign at the entrance of your building that acknowledges which Indigenous nation you’re on and who the Traditional Custodians of the land are.

> Display artworks by local First Nations artists. To do this meaningfully, get to know who the artist is and what its significance is. Maybe choose something from your local First Nations community, or a piece that shows the land that you’re on.

> Include an Acknowledgement of Country in communications such as email signatures, web pages, or publications.

> Incorporate Indigenous placenames and language into your organisation. This should be done in consultation with local Traditional Custodians.

> Fly the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags.

> Include an Acknowledgement of Country at the start of events, or engage Traditional Custodians to do a Welcome to Country.