Acknowledgement of Country

The Relationship is the Project was written and edited on unceded land.

We acknowledge First Peoples as the first artists, the first storytellers, the first communities and the first creators of culture, and the Traditional Owners and Elders whose stories and experiences are the heart of the lands on which our contributors live and work:

  • Boorloo (Perth) and Walyalup (Fremantle) – Noongar
  • Castlemaine and Hepburn Springs – Dja Dja Wurrung
  • Darling Downs – Jarrowair
  • Gimuy (Cairns) – Gimuy Walubarra Yidinji and Yirrganydji
  • Darwin – Larrakia
  • Lutruwita (Tasmania) – Palawa
  • Meanjin (Brisbane) – Turrbul and Jagera
  • Mount Gambier – Boandik
  • Mulgoa (Western Sydney) – Dharug
  • Naarm (Melbourne) – Boon Wurrung, Bunurong, Woi Wurrung and Wurundjeri
  • Ngambri/Ngunnawal (Canberra) – Ngunnawal
  • Oakland, California (USA) – Ohlone
  • Riverland – Ngaiawang, Ngawait, Nganguruku, Erawirung, Ngintait, Ngaralte and Ngarkat
  • Rubibi (Broome) – Yawuru
  • Tarntanya (Adelaide) – Kaurna
  • Warrane/Cadi (Sydney) – Gadigal

We are grateful for all the First Nations artists and communities that we work alongside in solidarity, including those who have contributed to this project.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that The Relationship is the Project may contain images of people who are deceased.