lloyd Hawkeye Robertson (Indigenous Scholar) and Sharon Romanow (Winnipeg resident Metis) question the purpose of trendy Land Acknowledgements by pointing to absurd context and statements made within some of the Winnipeg specific versions.
LA Examples:
‘We acknowledge that we are gathered on the ancestral lands, Treaty 1 territory, traditional territory of the Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples and on the National Homeland of the Red River Metis” ‘We acknowledge that we are gathered on ancestral lands, on Treaty One territory. These lands are the heartland of the Metis people people. We acknowledge that our water is sourced from Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.’
‘We acknowledge that we are on Treaty One, the ancestral lands of the Anishinaabe and Ininiwak. We acknowledge that these lands, water and waterways are the unceded territory of the Dakota and the homeland of the Metis Nation.’
‘The U of M campuses are located n the original lands of Anishinaabe, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota and Dene peoples and on the homeland of the Metis Nation. We respect the treaties that were made on these territories, we acknowledge the harms and mistakes of the past and dedicate ourselves to move forward in partnership with Indigenous communities in a spirit of reconciliation and collaboration.’
