What’s wrong with land acknowledgements, and how to make them better – CBC

Oct 21, 2021

5 First Nations people weigh in with their thoughts, advice and expectations

They’ve become so commonplace that you’ll hear land acknowledgments at the start of hockey games, during academic conferences and even written at the bottom of corporate email signatures.

In an era of reconciliation, they’re political statements meant to recognize First Nations, Inuit, and Métis territory, however many Indigenous people argue they’ve grown to become superficial, performative — and problematic.

CBC Indigenous spoke with five First Nations people about the issues they see, what they expect when others make land acknowledgments and advice on how they can ring less hollow.

Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/land-acknowledgments-what-s-wrong-with-them-1.6217931