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."
@9ZMGHLR 4 days4D
Feels like an empty statement. What are words without actions, acknowledging you are on indigenous land while harming indigenous people means nothing
@9ZLYGN75 days5D
Yes, and the land acknowledgements should be written and/or approved by the Indigenous community it is acknowledging.
@9YMS6L82wks2W
Yes, and they should do more for Indigenous communities.
@9YK7T9B2wks2W
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 3wks3W
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
@9X3ZQ9S3wks3W
these do nothing and do not help indigenous people it is just so we feel better
@9W555VD1mo1MO
No because what are they doing to fix the problem. We all know it's stolen land
@9W2RRYK1mo1MO
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.”
@9VZT3KK1mo1MO
Yes, but it is virtue signaling if all they do to recognize Indigenous communities is this.
@9VW59ZN1mo1MO
No, I find instead of bringing people together, it’s creating more hatred.
@9VF4NS92mos2MO
Yes, but only when the event has something to do with indigenous culture.
@9V869ZL2mos2MO
It's should not be compulsory, I think it's the right thing to do though.
@9V7ZQ9S2mos2MO
Yes, as long as the land acknowledgement is not performative in nature
@9TXLQ282mos2MO
Acknowledgement is condescending. Do something material or stop the acknowledgments.
@9TQFF9X2mos2MO
Land acknowledgements are a nice idea, but words mean nothing if the government is still going to exploit and harm indigenous people
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