We at Inkblot Publishing acknowledge that repeating the same words endlessly without making any genuine statement is nothing more than an ‘it’s not my fault’ measure.
So what’s an Acknowledgement of Country really about then, other than as a checked box?
We reckon it’s to make you think
About what’s happened before,
What should happen in the future,
And what’s happening now.
In that spirit, let’s be real here:
We need a Voice to Parliament;
We need Constitutional Change;
And we need Treaties with Traditional Owners,
Which in the case of the land where InkBlot is published
Are the Turrbal and Jagera peoples.
We make this statement to pay our respects, to those nations and others where our work may be viewed, and to their elders; past, present and emerging.