How To Create An Effective and Personal Land Acknowledgement

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Published 2023-02-06
If you are a Canadian, you reside on the ancestral territory of an Indigenous nation. Fostering a healthy relationship that is reciprocal with that Indigenous nation is super important. A Land Acknowledgement is a small way for you to acknowledge oneself and their relationship to the land and to the Indigenous peoples who care for it.

Indigenous peoples roll their eyes at most contemporary Land Acknowledgements. So I have created a 7 minutes 4 part guide to creating an effective and personalized Land Acknowledgement.

Unsure what Native Land you might reside on? Use the incredible map tool Native-Land to find out: native-land.ca/

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All Comments (21)
  • @someawsomeguy100
    Thank you for this valuable information. You are a great educator.
  • You are so talented and articulate. You have a bright future ahead of you. Well done.
  • @NuevoenEdmonton
    What an impactful video! As I delve into my legal studies and explore the intricacies of making land acknowledgments, your explanation has been incredibly insightful. Thank you for enriching my understanding and adding significant value to my learning journey.
  • @bizealthtime9313
    Looks like your channel will be a great resource for those seeking to further understand Indigenous culture.
  • @julsack100
    Miigwich for such a great explanation I will share and share... So glad I found you
  • @redred333
    Happy to hear indigenous voices. Stay well, brother
  • @lydiawolfe11
    Thank you for making this very easy to follow and straight forward video about Land Acknowledgments! I am making one for an organization I work for and this is great to use when moving forward when writing it.
  • @lauriecl269
    Great way of explaining how to make a personal land acknowledgment. Thanks for these tips
  • thank you so much for creating this video, i have been struggling on what to do for land acknowledgments for my English's First Peoples Lit Studies assignments thank you so much
  • I’m so glad you are doing these videos! Miigwech 😉 I learn something every time!
  • @abbie905
    Thank you Zhaawnong. I am now writing up a personal land acknowledgement to my hometown in China as a part of my dissertation defence. Your video inspired me. My question is: if I come from that hometown/land but I spent my recent ten years here in Canada, how do I address my acknowledgement (even I am away for ten years) and how to make connections between my current status and my hometown land. Thank you!!
  • @mothball5425
    Would love you to share links to some you think are especially good, not to copy, just for inspiration 🙏
  • The college that work for has scripted land acknowledgment that makes me cringe. You have inspired me to write a new land acknowledgment that will include a call to action of reducing GHG and a Net Zero building practice that will require renewable energy into the design. Thanks and keep up the good work!
  • I need to prepare a land acknowledgment for my job interview but I don't know what to say and write. Could you please help me? Thanks in advance.
  • Thank you. I am making a New Year’s resolution to make my own land acknowledgement. I appreciate your patience and kindness. I am feeling a burden as I am interacting with Palestinian content and the reality of the occupation of indigenous land. Peace in 2024.