Acknowledgement of Country
Queensland Health acknowledges the Traditional and Cultural Custodians of the lands, waters and seas across Queensland, pays respect to Elders past and present, and recognises the role of current and emerging leaders in shaping a better health system.
We recognise the First Nations peoples in Queensland are both Aboriginal peoples and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and support the cultural knowledge, determination and commitment of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in caring for the health and wellbeing of our peoples for millennia.
Throughout the Strategy, the terms ‘First Nations peoples’ and ‘Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ are used interchangeably rather than ‘Indigenous’. Acknowledging First Nations peoples’ right to self-determination, Queensland Health respects the choice of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to describe their own cultural identities which may include these or other terms, including particular sovereign peoples, (for example, Yidinji or Turrbal), or traditional place names, (for example, Meanjin Brisbane).
