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Should major public events include land acknowledgment statements?

Land acknowledgments have become increasingly common nationwide over the past few years. Many mainstream public events — from soccer games and performing arts productions to city council meetings and corporate conferences — begin with these formal statements recognizing Indigenous communities' rights to territories seized by colonial powers. The 2024 Democratic National Convention began with an introduction reminding delegates how the convention is being held on land that was "forcibly removed" from Indigenous tribes. Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Tribal Council Vice-Chairman Zach Pahmahmie and Tribal Council Secretary Lorrie Melchior took to the stage at the start of the convention where they welcomed the Democratic Party to their "ancestral homelands."

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 @B46V7MRfrom Alberta  answered…1yr1Y

No, and land acknowledgments pose a significant legal challenge to laws regarding unreasonable search and seizure. If we structure our society as if we were occupying stolen land, or in possession of stolen property, we would forfeit any legal rights to due process. These acts of Neo-Marxist legalistic colonialism must be put down brutally and quickly.

 @B4GWPTLfrom Ontario  answered…1yr1Y

Land Acknowledgements are a liberal farce and we should focus on actually returning sovereignty to Indigenous peoples

 @BCWGSTT from Ontario  answered…3wks3W

Yes, because over 50% of Canada is treaty lands. More people need to remember that.

 @BCTYWVDfrom Ontario  answered…4wks4W

No. Land acknowledgments do not truly contribute to reconciliation nor do they help address systemic inequality or contemporary issues facing Canada’s indigenous communities.

 @BCNCLGLfrom Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

Hes, if the land acknowledgment is authentic and not a virtue signaling check box that is done just appear to be inclusive but no meaningful action to prove it

 @B9Z9R7Ffrom Manitoba  answered…3mos3MO

No, it focuses on the colonization for some. Instead we should focus on equality among all Canadians. Diversity isn’t our strength but unity is!

 @B9QM3BVfrom Manitoba  answered…3mos3MO

No, focus on ‘today’s accomplishments but only once unless permitted and warranted to remind people more than once.

 @B9KV3QJfrom British Columbia  answered…4mos4MO

Regardless, it should be up to the event and its organizers to decide whether to include land acknowledgment

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