acknowledgement of country
noun[Cusually singular]
(alsoAcknowledgement of Country)uk/ækˌnɒl.ɪdʒ.mənt əv ˈkʌn.tri/us/əkˌnɑː.lɪdʒ.mənt əv ˈkʌn.tri/inAustralia, aceremonyorformalstatementat aneventtorecognizethefactthat thelandwhere theeventis takingplaceformerlybelongedto theindigenouspeopleof thearea(= those wholivedthere before Europeans came):
（澳洲）承认原住民国家仪式或正式演讲Before theconcertthere was anacknowledgementofcountryandwelcomeby theschoolcaptain.音乐会开始前，校学生代表作了承认原住民国家陈词并致欢迎词。
An Acknowledgement of Country can beperformedby thehostof theevent.承认原住民国家演讲可以由活动的主持人宣读。
See also
welcome to country
- With anacknowledgementofcountrynon-Aboriginalpeoplecan showrespectforAboriginaland Torres Strait Islanderpeopleandrecognizetheirtraditionalownershipof thisland.
- Thewordingof the City of Adelaide's Acknowledgment of CountryspecificallymentionsthelocalKaurnapeople.
- Heaskedthegovernmenttoconsideranacknowledgementofcountryat theopeningof Parliament.
- Toopenthemeetingof thejudicialcommissionMrSpeakerreadthe Prayer andacknowledgementofcountry.
Colonization & self-government
- annex
- annexation
- anti-colonial
- anti-colonialism
- anti-colonialist
- colony
- commonwealth
- condominium
- crown colony
- decolonization
- independence
- Independence Day
- intercolonial
- land acknowledgment
- Nat
- recolonization
- recolonize
- secede
- secession
- self-determination