Acknowledgement of Country and use of language

Acknowledgement of Country

The Government of South Australia acknowledges and respects Aboriginal people as the State’s first people and recognises their traditional relationship with Country.

We acknowledge that the spiritual, social, cultural, and economic practices of Aboriginal people come from their traditional lands and waters, and that the cultural and heritage beliefs, languages, and laws are still of importance today.

Language

We acknowledge that language is a personal preference, and that different language and terminology preferences exist within the disability community. For the purposes of this Annual Report, we use both identity-first and person-first language.

The term ‘Aboriginal’ has been used throughout this Annual Report to reference all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. We acknowledge and respect the preference of the South Australian Aboriginal community to use ‘Aboriginal’ in both written and spoken word.