Acknowledgement of Country Most of this material is formed on biik of the Kulin alliance; much of the rest, on Country of their fellow Blak nations.            ⟤ Always was, always will be, Aboriginal land. ⟥ I would like to pay my respects to Aboriginal and Zenadth Kes people of and in these places — especially to Elders — and to all First Nations communities around the world to whose lands, waters, or skies these words may extend.