Just a week after a Queensland Aboriginal group voted against performing the Welcome to Country ceremony, Victoria’s Melbourne Storm rugby league team has quietly announced its own intention to scale back the ceremony.
The Epoch Times understands the Storm’s final decision came about after a decision to test the waters during the season by removing the ceremonies from some games.
It is reported that given the lack of public concern about the removal, the club decided the limit ceremonies to Indigenous-themed games only.
The Welcome to Country was formalised and popularised in the 1970s, and involves a short ceremony and dance by an Aboriginal group prior to official events….
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