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WA Council Rejects Proposal to Scrap Indigenous Ceremony at Council Events

The councillor who raised the proposal says the community is tired of ’tokenism‘ and ’wokeisms.’
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WA Council Rejects Proposal to Scrap Indigenous Ceremony at Council Events
Indigenous performers perform the Welcome to Country during a smoke ceremony prior to the state funeral service for Uncle Jack Charles at Hamer Hall in Melbourne, Australia on Oct. 18, 2022. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images
Henry Jom
By Henry Jom
12/1/2023Updated: 12/1/2023
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A Western Australian council has rejected a councillor’s proposal to scrap Acknowledgement of Country and Welcome to Country ceremonies following pressure from a local Indigenous community.

In October, Councillor Craig Carbone from the Shire of Harvey in the south-west of Western Australia put forward a motion to abolish both Indigenous ceremonies, labelling them “tokenistic” and “virtue signalling.”

Henry Jom
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Henry Jom is a reporter for The Epoch Times, Australia, covering a range of topics, including medicolegal, health, political, and business-related issues. He has a background in the rehabilitation sciences and is currently completing a postgraduate degree in law. Henry can be contacted at [email protected]
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