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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60% Yes |
40% No |
60% Yes |
40% No |
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Unique answers from Canada voters whose views went beyond the provided options.
@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.
@9XQCRFD 3wks3W
No, it's primarily lip-service that's reductive of the broader history of the land and its people.
@9XNDVW93wks3W
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
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