New Research into Aboriginal Land Acknowledgements

The New Enlightenment Project has begun participatory research into aboriginal land acknowledgements in Canada. The research will consist of a series of podcasts reviewing the practice in different communities across Canada. The first podcast in the series can be found here: https://youtu.be/xzmpTBLlVH8

Humanists can participate in this project by researching the use of land acknowledgements and the historical record of occupancy in their communities. Should you wish to participate please contact the New Enlightenment Project through this website.

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  • Lloyd Robertson

    Lloyd Hawkeye Robertson is an Adjunct Professor of Psychology at the University of Regina. His main professional interest has been on the evolution and structure of the self.   He has also published on the psychological impacts of Indian residential schools, the use of a community development process to combat youth suicide, the construction of the (North American) aboriginal self, the concept of free will in psychotherapy, and male stigma as it affects men’s identity.  He is currently President of the New Enlightenment Project: A Canadian Humanist Initiative.

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