Our commitment
ANU is contributing to the national reconciliation process and the aspirations of local Indigenous communities.
Our vision is for an Australia that provides equal chances for all, while recognising and respecting the special place, culture and contribution of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as the First Australians.
We will work to further scholarly learning, research and public knowledge of Indigenous issues.
Action plan
ANU has developed its own Reconciliation Action Plan, a whole-of-institution approach to enhancing broad engagement with Indigenous education, research, employment and culture.
This plan is part of a national program led by Reconciliation Australia. We are proud to be part of this program, which is committed in part to closing the unacceptable gaps, in particular in socioeconomic outcomes, between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.
Indigenous acknowledgement of country
As part of its Reconciliation Action Plan, ANU has committed to begin all public events with an acknowledgement of traditional owners.
The official wording for all ANU Welcomes to Country is: We acknowledge and celebrate the First Australians on whose traditional lands we meet, and whose cultures are among the oldest continuing cultures in human history".
» print the guidelines (PDF 889KB)
