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title: "Adding an Acknowledgement of Country block on a page"
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The Acknowledgement of Country block provides a way to show respect for the Traditional Owners of the land and their ongoing connection to Country.

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## Using an Acknowledgement of Country

### Do

- Use on landing, standard, points of interest, project and case study content types
- Update the text if the default text is not suitable your audience

### Don't

- Add the block more than once on a single page
- Use an inappropriate or inauthentic image
- Add an image unless you have permission from the artist to use it in this context

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## Guidelines

- Customised text must be respectful, culturally sensitive, and based on accurate research
- Use the component only once per page to avoid repetition
- Only use culturally appropriate and authentic images with proper permissions; otherwise, select the "No image" variant

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## Adding an Acknowledgement of Country on a page

### Landing page

You can add this component anywhere on a landing page by selecting **Acknowledgement of Country.**

### Standard, Points of Interest, Project and Case Study pages

Select **Add Acknowledgement of Country **from the drop-down list of [blocks](https://nswdigitalchannels.zendesk.com/hc/en-au/articles/5532118500367).

## Configuring Acknowledgement of Country block

1. Select the **Variant** (mandatory). Options are:
  - No image (default)
  - Feature image
  - Full-width background image
    **Important:** Only use an image that is appropriate, and that you have permission to use in this context.
2. **HTML**: You can customise the text in the component. If you leave this field blank, the following default text is shown:
  *We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we work and the places in which we live. We pay respect to Ancestors and Elders past and present. We recognise the unique culture and spiritual relationship and celebrate the contributions of First Nations people to Australia.*
3. **Add media** if you have selected an image variant.
4. **Save** your page to display the Acknowledgement of Country block.