Americans Left Baffled by Welcome to Country Before MCG NFL Game

First-Ever NFL Game Hosted by Australia Starts with Woke ‘Land Acknowledgement’

For the first time in NFL history, a regular-season game was held in Australia. The San Francisco 49ers beat the Los Angeles Rams in the opener of the new season at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. However, a speech by indigenous group leader Joy Murphy Wandin has drawn backlash online, with some describing it as a ‘woke land acknowledgement ’.

NFL allows stolen land acknowledgement disguised as a welcoming ceremony before Australia game

Aunty Joy Murphy Wandin's leaf ritual and 60,000-year indigenous stolen land acknowledgement preceded the NFL's first Melbourne game at the MCG.

Americans left baffled by Welcome to Country before MCG NFL game

Americans were caught off guard by the Welcome to Country during the NFL opening ceremony.

NFL fans left baffled by bizarre ‘Welcome to County’ ceremony: ‘I know Aaron Rodgers is pissed’

The NFL’s first game in Australia opened with a ‘Welcome to Country’ land acknowledgment that drew backlash from Clay Travis, Laura Ingraham and fans.

Who is Joy Murphy Wandin? Her role before Rams vs. 49ers in Australia

Joy Murphy Wandin took center stage before the Rams vs. 49ers game in Australia, adding a deeper cultural meaning to the NFL’s historic night at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.