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Posted: **Mon Mar 24, 2014 5:56 pm**

Your Assignment Module Number and Heading: Assessment 2 - Question 4
Your Assignment Type: Standard Question
Currently Working in Childcare? No
Your knowledge: Basic Knowledge

Your Question?
4. Write an Acknowledgement of Country unique to your children’s service.
[Acknowledgement of Country] says … that we accept the fact we are in a place that has a history and story far beyond 220 years. It says to our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander fellow Australians that we are all in the future journey of our country together.
Richard Wynne, Minister for Aboriginal Affairs, 2010
(Use the format provided in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children: Starting points resource.

Read the information at the following links:
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/downloads/p_1 ... nships.pdf

Starting Points Resource:
http://www.qsa.qld.edu.au/downloads/p_1 ... points.pdf

Sample for Question 4:

Dirranbandi Early Learning Centre encourages and promotes diversity, fairness and respect for everyone and acknowledges that Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples are Australia’s first peoples.
We would like to acknowledge the Kamilaroi people as the traditional custodians of the land on which our service sits and pay our respects to the Elders past, present and future, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Indigenous Australia.

What is your answer so far or What have you done so far as an attempt to solve this question?
I don't get what they are need me to do in this. If somebody can explain what to do, I can start doing it.

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Posted: **Thu Mar 27, 2014 4:09 pm**

In the resource provided it gives an example of the "Acknowledgement of Country"...

Stradbroke Early Learning Centre would like to pay respect
to and acknowledge the Minjerribah Moorgumpin people,
who are the traditional owners of the land on which we
operate.

We acknowledge the deep feeling of attachment and
relationship that Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait
Islander peoples have to their land.

Stradbroke Early Learning Centre is an inclusive centre
that appreciates and respects all groups and cultures and
incorporates learning and activities for children to grow in
their knowledge of diversity.

Basically you need to come up with one for your centre... if you are not currently working in a centre just make one up.... The sample above gives the details you need to include just re-word it and you will need to find the "traditional owners of the land" within your area to include in the Acknowledgement of Country because I think it varies for each area/suburb.

Hope this helps,

,
L.A

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