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Originally Posted by SutterBrother
I don't like land acknowledgement ceremonies.
Either give back the land, or pay for the land, or STFU about it.
If I start squatting in your house but I come out on the front step with a bullhorn every morning and say "HEY, THANKS FOR THE SQUAT!" it doesn't make you feel any better.
It's a meaningless gesture in my opinion, and I just don't see the point.
I'm open to being wrong if there's something compelling I'm missing.
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I don't really care about this element of land acknowledgement ceremonies. As was posted, it seems to be something indigenous people relate to culturally, and ultimately something they suggested as a step to reconcilliation.
What really bothers me about them is the insistence of some indigenous people on bringing religion into the acknowledgement. Why the F should I be "praying" to someone else's god at the start of a meeting? How is this beneficial to anyone?