October 11, 2024
Land acknowledgements — the recognition that Indigenous people were the original inhabitants of American land — have become more common among academics, nonprofits, companies, celebrities and even in social media bios.
Why it matters: The well-meaning attempts to educate non-Indigenous people can fail to reach their desired impact if they aren’t paired with more concrete action to support Indigenous communities.
The big picture: “After millennia of Native history, and centuries of displacement and dispossession, acknowledging original Indigenous inhabitants is complex,” per the National Museum of the American Indian.
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