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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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 @B3G3R7Sfrom Ontario  answered…1wk1W

This has become a political correctness issue not a one of actually teaching and acknowledging history.

 @B38PWRMfrom Ontario  answered…2wks2W

Yes, but only if they commit to ongoing truth and reconciliation practices within their organization/company

 @B37N6CPfrom Ontario  answered…2wks2W

If the land acknowledge is meaningful and not the monotone version we all get now, I feel like it’s a bandaid and we should be more action towards reconciliation

 @B2KR677from Ontario  answered…1mo1MO

Land acknowledgements do nothing of use, do more for indigenous peoples rather than doing useless land acknowledgements

 @9YMS6L8from Ontario  answered…4mos4MO

Yes, and they should do more for Indigenous communities.

 @9W2RRYKfrom Alabama  answered…5mos5MO

It doesn’t break my heart if they do, but it’s a fickle, sad display. “We are sorry for what we have done, but we refuse to give it back.”

 @9VZT3KKfrom British Columbia  answered…5mos5MO

Yes, but it is virtue signaling if all they do to recognize Indigenous communities is this.

 @9VW59ZNfrom Alberta  answered…5mos5MO

No, I find instead of bringing people together, it’s creating more hatred.

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