Andrew McLeod led a flag raising ceremony at Adelaide’s West Lakes headquarters on Wednesday to mark the beginning of National Reconciliation Week.

Current Indigenous players Cam Ellis-Yolmen, Charlie Cameron and Anthony Wilson and CEO Andrew Fagan joined the Crows Hall of Famer to unfurl both the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island flags from Adelaide’s administration building.

National Reconciliation Week runs from May 27 to June 3 and represents two significant milestones in Australia’s history.

A referendum held on May 27, 1967 saw over 90 per cent of Australians vote in favour of officially recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the national census.

The landmark Mabo decision from June 3, 1992 saw the High Court of Australia overturn the legal doctrine of Terra Nullius and legally identify Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people’s special relationship and right to the land before colonisation.

National Reconciliation Week has become a significant period for Indigenous and non-Indigenous people to learn about our shared histories and show their support for reconciliation.

National Sorry Day on May 26 is also an important date in our country’s history.

The first National Sorry Day was held on 26 May, 1998 a year after the release of the Bringing Them Home report which acknowledged removal of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families – The Stolen Generation.

The Adelaide Football Club is proud to continue to show its support for the reconciliation effort as the Club celebrates AFL Indigenous Round, backed by The Maxima Group.