18 July 2023

Acknowledge This! A Team Workshop.

While cultural acknowledgements become more prevalent, their significance and origins are not always as widely known. During May, the WATC team deepened their understanding of Indigenous culture, with an Acknowledgement of Country awareness workshop.

About the Workshop

Emma and Rhys from Acknowledge This! facilitated the interactive session, where participants were encouraged to explore what cultural acknowledgements are, how they came about and how they can be more meaningfully incorporated into our lives.
Over two hours, workshop attendees were supported to unpack any fears they held about delivering an Acknowledgement of Country, guided on how to participate in cultural acknowledgements more confidently and given the time and space to develop their own versions to share with the team. Participants were also encouraged to get curious and continue exploring Indigenous culture and community beyond the end of the session.

Thank you to Rhys and Emma for helping to expand our collective kaartdijin (knowledge and learning) and develop our awareness of, and connection to, Indigenous culture.

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