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Acknowledgement in Canada

  • Growing trend of acknowledging Indigenous traditional lands in Canada before events
  • Aimed at recognizing historical presence and treaties
  • Variation in acknowledgments based on location and diverse Indigenous groups
  • Challenges include defining “traditional” and debates over inclusion of specific Indigenous groups
  • Criticism of Canada’s hypocrisy in addressing historical mistreatment, citing instances like the Muskrat Falls project
  • Shift in focus from “What’s wrong with them?” to “What’s wrong with us?”
  • Suggestions to make acknowledgments more genuine, reflecting the multicultural contradiction – every refugee is also a settler.

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https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/canadas-impossible-acknowledgment