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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@B3G3R7S1wk1W
This has become a political correctness issue not a one of actually teaching and acknowledging history.
@B38PWRM2wks2W
Yes, but only if they commit to ongoing truth and reconciliation practices within their organization/company
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
@B2KR6771mo1MO
Land acknowledgements do nothing of use, do more for indigenous peoples rather than doing useless land acknowledgements
@9YMS6L84mos4MO
Yes, and they should do more for Indigenous communities.
@9W2RRYK5mos5MO
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.”
@9VZT3KK5mos5MO
Yes, but it is virtue signaling if all they do to recognize Indigenous communities is this.
@9VW59ZN5mos5MO
No, I find instead of bringing people together, it’s creating more hatred.
@9VF4NS95mos5MO
Yes, but only when the event has something to do with indigenous culture.
@9V869ZL5mos5MO
It's should not be compulsory, I think it's the right thing to do though.
@9V7ZQ9S5mos5MO
Yes, as long as the land acknowledgement is not performative in nature
@9TXLQ286mos6MO
Acknowledgement is condescending. Do something material or stop the acknowledgments.
@9TQFF9X6mos6MO
Land acknowledgements are a nice idea, but words mean nothing if the government is still going to exploit and harm indigenous people
@B35WYBC3wks3W
Yes, but I recognize that land Acknowledgements are only a first step in a reconciliation process, and we must move beyond them as well
@mooncatcher 3wks3W
Does not matter because land acknowledgements have become empty gesturing that does not address challenges faced by indigenous communities in any meaningful way
@B2W86PR4wks4W
I feel like this has become trendy and insincere and for this reason I’m unsure if it is meeting it’s original intention.
@B2SZMQD1mo1MO
No, but this land shouldn't definitively be anybody's. It's land, and we should all be allowed to use it.
@B2L42TM1mo1MO
No, that is virtue signalling first treatment First Nations with respect and comply with all treaties signed only them you can acknowledge the land
@B2BHXJB2mos2MO
No, land acknowledgments are often viewed as offensive to indigenous people as they are meaningless words.
@B29TC2JConservative2mos2MO
Yes, but only if the event the acknowledgement is for is actually taking place on once-Indigenous land.
@B24GG483mos3MO
Land acknowledgements are important but the organizations running the events should be doing more than just acknowledgements
@9ZYVF3M3mos3MO
I feel like land acknowledgements should be included for stationary events, such as erected buildings or parks, but not for streets.
@9ZRQ8ZP4mos4MO
I don’t think it should be a requirement, but it is a very important act of acknowledgment.
@9ZMGHLR 4mos4MO
Feels like an empty statement. What are words without actions, acknowledging you are on indigenous land while harming indigenous people means nothing
@9ZLYGN74mos4MO
Yes, and the land acknowledgements should be written and/or approved by the Indigenous community it is acknowledging.
@9YK7T9B4mos4MO
The government should focus less on symbolic acts of support for Indigenous people and more on materially improving their lives and making sure they can all do basic things like drink clean water and afford food.
@9XQCRFDConservative 4mos4MO
No, it's primarily lip-service that's reductive of the broader history of the land and its people.
Yes, but only if the event is associated with action retributive and restorative action
@9X3ZQ9S4mos4MO
these do nothing and do not help indigenous people it is just so we feel better
@9W555VD5mos5MO
No because what are they doing to fix the problem. We all know it's stolen land
@B3QNMWT2 days2D
It is nothing more than words... if we were serious about it we would make things right. It is like paying lip service.
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