Why was a Welcome to Country traditionally performed?
- To collect a payment from people travelling through the land
- To ensure visitors had a safe and protected journey on the land ✓
- To record the names of all visitors arriving on the land
- To decide which visitors could settle on the land
Why this is the answer
The practice was a way of offering visitors safety and protection while they stayed on that land.
This question is from: Welcome to Country and Acknowledgement of Country protocols
More questions from this topic
- An Acknowledgement of Country pays respect to Traditional Custodians, and particularly to whom?
- At meetings and events, who generally delivers the Acknowledgement of Country?
- At which point in a meeting is an Acknowledgement of Country usually delivered?
- What does an Acknowledgement of Country recognise?
- When does a Welcome to Country usually take place at an event?
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