Land acknowledgment is the start of action

"A verbal memorial in honor of Indigenous peoples"

https://theconversation.com/ive-started-acknowledging-the-people-who-lived-on-this-land-first-and-you-should-too-118496

Chip Colwell is a lecturer on Anthropology, from the University of Colorado Denver. In this article (see excerpt below) he speaks about why he believes territorial acknowledgement is an important part of the reconciliation process:. (Visit link for complete post.)

"...But, in recent months I have come to believe land acknowledgment is the start of action – a concrete step to bring forgotten histories into present consciousness. Land acknowledgment is a recognition of a truth, a kind of verbal memorial that we erect in honor of indigenous peoples. Like a memorial, land acknowledgment pays respect to indigenous peoples by recognizing where they came from and affirming who they are today. And like a memorial, land acknowledgment is an education – enlisting speakers and audiences to learn about a region's indigenous history.

Reconciliation with indigenous peoples will require work: improving education, creating economic opportunities, protecting sacred places and much more. Confronting the past in all its beauties and horrors does not replace these efforts, but helps animate them."

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