Poorly documented and written recognition can do more harm than good. If you don`t have time to do extensive research and learn more about the Indigenous peoples you want to recognize, you may want to consider another way to show that you support Indigenous groups, for example. B as a statement committing to strengthen a particular tribe or local organization. What is land recognition? Land recognition is an official statement that recognizes and respects Indigenous peoples as traditional stewards of these lands and the enduring relationship that exists between Indigenous peoples and their traditional territories. Hear what this means for members of the Northwest Indigenous and Indigenous Peoples Steering Group. Visit our resources page for more useful land recognition tools! And read our own land recognition statement: The Land We`re On. Today I would like to thank the following people on whose land we are today ______. I would like to pay tribute to their ancestors __ who lived in __ regions and who were ____ (e.B. removed from here). Land recognition should not be gloomy. They were to function as living feasts of indigenous communities. Ask yourself, «How can I leave Indigenous peoples in a stronger, stronger place because of this recognition of the land?» Focus on the positivity of what Indigenous peoples are today.
Dr. Debbie Reese When writing a land registration, consider its purpose. Who is the target group? What platform do you use to share this information? More importantly, why do you write the recognition? What is the expected result? Land recognition should uplift and strengthen the indigenous peoples you recognize. You do this by highlighting their presence in your local history and expressing their current land rights. It should recognize the complexity of colonialism, identity and the remoteness of indigenous peoples from their homes and histories. Understand displacement and how it affects the recognition of the country. Land recognition is complicated. Keep in mind that the U.S. government expelled many tribes from the land before the treaties were signed. » Learn more about the history of the land where goshen College is located. «When we talk about land, the earth is part of who we are.
It is a mixture of our blood, our past, our present and our future. We carry our ancestors within us, and they are around us. Like all of you. – Mary Lyons (Leech Lake Ojibwe Band) We would like to begin by recognizing that the land on which we gather is the territory of the Mohegan, Mashantucket Pequot, Eastern Pequot, Schaghticoke, Golden Hill Paugussett, Nipmuc and Lenape peoples who have administered this land over generations. We thank them for their strength and resilience in protecting this country and strive to live up to our responsibilities by their example. Long before skyscrapers and recent urban life spread throughout the region, these indigenous nations were tied to the land and therefore bore responsibility for it. As a small snapshot of life and scenery, you can see a canoe resting on the shores of Lake Michigan, surrounded by pine trees. Canoes, often made from birch bark, are representative of the historical and enduring presence of Indigenous peoples in the Great Lakes region before the arrival of settlers and to the present day.
The lake is adorned with wild rice and wild onions, both of which occupy a special place in each trunk. The onion plant comes from the Chicago area and can be traced back to its name. Wild rice is a sacred plant and food for Great Lakes tribes associated with migration stories. Wild rice, which is actually a cereal and not rice, is highly nutritious, but has been threatened by hydraulic fracturing, pipelines, mining and proposed genetic engineering. Both factories represent this area, food sovereignty, subsistence and contractual rights. Today, Indigenous peoples continue to protect and connect with these parents and will continue to do so for the rest of time. It is important to honour these beginnings and recognize the ongoing commitment and importance of Indigenous culture in our communities and in the lands we collect, live, learn and work. I live on the traditional land of _______ Note that confirmations may be used incorrectly. Often, they perpetuate the inequality of Indigenous populations that you want to recognize. Acknowledgments may seem dishonest in the sense that they seem to support personal branding or by failing to fulfill the duty of care to the Indigenous peoples whose lands you use. Listen to this short interview to hear from someone who, after careful consideration, would like to be able to rewrite their university`s land recognition and the advice they give to others. There is no template that matches every statement.
Below are some ways to start recognizing your land. However, feel free to step out of these patterns and write a confirmation that shows your personal connection to the land and indigenous peoples who have similar ties. When writing, remember to be honest, positive and respectful. Does the recognition of the land rights of an Indigenous civilization that was here 700 years ago make sense to your statement? And 200 years ago? The historical context is extremely different between the two periods, with a group perhaps being the ancestor of a group alienated by colonialism. Learning about the context and history of different Indigenous civilizations and groups will help you determine where you are in the past. Listen to an interview about the author of Ryerson University`s Land Recognition and what he wishes he could do differently. Don`t ask an Indigenous person to make a «welcome statement» for your organization. Cantemaza McKay (Spirit Lake Nation) explains this very clearly.
Watch our live broadcast of land recognition and listen to his commentary at the 27-minute mark. It is a guide on how to recognize Indigenous territories at public events and meetings. Land recognition is the process of consciously naming that it is indigenous land and that indigenous peoples have rights to that land. It offers us the opportunity to reflect on our relationship with the country and the ongoing process of colonization that profoundly influences the work of activists. While Amnesty International is calling on the Canadian government to honour its obligations under the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, we must recognize that these rights have been deprived and denied by centuries of laws and guidelines based on legal doctrines such as terra nullius, which declared this land empty despite the presence of Indigenous peoples. The recognition of the land becomes a small act of resistance to this continued annihilation of indigenous peoples and their rights. Canadian article on land recognition from a non-Indigenous perspective. If you decide to write a confirmation, make sure it is genuine, honest and, most importantly, empowering.
4. Compile the answers to the above questions in the form of a statement. Honesty in an earthly recognition means speaking to the truth and writing it down. .