{"id":3760,"date":"2023-05-03T21:26:07","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T21:26:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/elbowlakecentre.ca\/?post_type=quills-posts&p=3760"},"modified":"2024-01-12T14:44:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:44:42","slug":"land-acknowledgement-workshop","status":"publish","type":"quills-posts","link":"https:\/\/elbowlakecentre.ca\/quills\/land-acknowledgement-workshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Land Acknowledgement Workshop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
PPT content:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Chances are, you\u2019ve seen or heard a land acknowledgement at some point in the past few years. But maybe you don\u2019t totally understand why land acknowledgements are so important. <\/p>\n\n\n\n They are not about placing blame. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Land acknowledgments are about our collective connection to and relationship with the land. Indigenous people\u2019s connection to the land is sacred and foundational to their ways of knowing and being and the land acknowledgement is a way of reminding everyone of this. Historically, when communities would come together to a particular area, the visitors would acknowledge the inhabitants\/keepers of the land. It was to show respect.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, the land acknowledgement is also about showing respect for the traditional keepers of the land \u2013 the original Indigenous inhabitants. It is a way of recognizing inherent rights to the land that First Peoples hold. It is also a way of recognizing the injustices that have been carried out against Indigenous communities historically, for example, through broken treaty relationships, residential schools, the Sixties Scoop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Acknowledgement of the traditional territory upon which we all live is an important step toward reconciliation. It is one of the recommendations or \u201ccalls for action\u201d put forward by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada to help restore a balanced relationship between Indigenous peoples and settler communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Unfortunately, in recent years land acknowledgements have come to commonly be recited at the beginning of events with little thought to their intended purpose. When used in this manner land acknowledgements can appear as a box to check as opposed to a meaningful statement reminding Canadians of their collective relationship to one another and with the land. It is important that when land acknowledgements are used, they are utilized in a meaningful way reflecting the relationship the individual who is delivering the acknowledgement has to the traditional territory and its original inhabitants. This can be done by reflecting on and stating what they are doing not only to live as allies working towards reconciliation but also to live in reciprocity with the land, protecting it for the next 7 Generations. An important takeaway is that colonization severely eroded the relationship of reciprocity Indigenous communities enjoyed with the natural world. Restoring this relationship of reciprocity for all Canadians, accordingly, is a powerful act of reconciliation and decolonization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n\n
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