• read_freire [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    land acknowledgements are pre-colonial practice in a lot of cases though

    certainly ripe for cooption, but in the right place they're a little foothold to jam settler culture

    • KurdKobein [any]
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      4 years ago

      land acknowledgements are pre-colonial practice in a lot of cases though

      Wait, how does that work?

      • read_freire [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        Opening a gathering by acknowledging the people that live there pre-dates european settlers?

        It is important to note that this kind of acknowledgement is not a new practice developed by colonial institutions. Land acknowledgement is a traditional custom dating back centuries for many Native communities and nations.

        https://www.duwamishtribe.org/land-acknowledgement