Page 1522 - Week 05 - Friday, 10 May 2019
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Mark of reconciliation—gift of possum skin cloak
Statement by Speaker
MADAM SPEAKER: Before I call Mr Gentleman to move the adjournment, after we adjourn I would like to invite all members and those in the gallery to join me outside in Civic Square for a traditional welcome to country and smoking ceremony before we move into the reception room for the unveiling of a possum skin cloak which has been created by local Ngunnawal women, led by Tina Brown, which is to be gifted to us here as part of reconciliation.
This is the first cloak that Ngunnawal women have made in over 150 years. This is a particularly generous and kind gift and I am delighted that all of us here today will be able to participate in that ceremony. The cloak will take pride of place at the entrance to the Assembly as an ongoing symbol of our shared journey of reconciliation and in recognition of the vitality and importance of our first Australians.
Adjournment
Motion (by Mr Gentleman) agreed to:
That the Assembly do now adjourn.
The Assembly adjourned at 10.55 am until Tuesday, 14 May 2019, at 10Â am.
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