Option 3: Acknowledgement of Country – Darug
Duration: 1:22
This version acknowledges the Darug people.
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Transcript – Option 3: Acknowledgement of Country – Darug
[ambient bush sounds and percussive instruments]
ZIPPORAH CORSER ANU: Kayb ngalpa ngitha mura. Which in my language means, 'G'day everyone.'
SEBASTIAN KELLY-TOIAVA: Yaama, which in my language is a form of greeting, and I'm a proud Ngiyampaa man.
ZANE CARR: Today I would like to acknowledge the Darug people of this land on which we stand.
ZIPPORAH CORSER ANU: On which we stand.
SEBASTIAN KELLY-TOIAVA: On which we stand.
ZIPPORAH CORSER ANU: May the stars shine bright wherever you are and guide you all.
SEBASTIAN KELLY-TOIAVA: I'd like to acknowledge the spirits, the ancestors, the flora and fauna.
JOSHUA KALAW: The mountains, the rivers, and the Elders both past and present.
ZOE BROWN: For they will continue on sharing their knowledge to the future generations.
KIYA SLOCKEE: We pay our respects to your continued connection and care for Country.
JARED SMITH: We would like to extend our acknowledgements to any other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people here today.
KIYA SLOCKEE: And so, we welcome you to this beautiful Country.
JARED SMITH: Sit back, duramori yurimaia, relax, and enjoy what I'm sure is to be an amazing gathering. Yalabi daiyalung bora.
BOTH: Yamma.
[ambient bush sounds and percussive instruments]
End of transcript
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