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[PBS] Analysis: How well-meaning land acknowledgements can erase Indigenous people and sanitize history

October 13, 2022October 10, 2022 News indigenous, indigenous peoples, Indigenous Peoples Day, land, Land Acknowledgement, Native Americans, native bruin, Native Bruins, UCLA, UCLA AISC

Many events these days begin with land acknowledgments: earnest statements acknowledging that activities are taking place, or institutions, businesses and even homes are built, on land previously owned by Indigenous peoples. And many organizations now call on employees to incorporate such statements not only at events but in email signatures, videos, syllabuses and so on. Organizations … Read more

[Voa News] Examining the Debate Over Native American Land Acknowledgments

August 11, 2022August 7, 2022 News college, indigenous, indigenous peoples, land, Land Acknowledgement, native american, Native Americans, Stanford, student, university, Yale

WASHINGTON — A civil rights lawsuit filed by a University of Washington computer science professor has called attention to a largely academic debate over land acknowledgments — formal statements that recognize Indigenous custodianship of geographic areas on which institutions stand or events take place. Evolving out of the work of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, … Read more