Module 3: Post 5 – CBC Kids Talk About Land Acknowledgements

For my research topic of land acknowledgements, as a settler and educator, working to make these acknowledgements meaningful and also to address this topic with my students I look towards resources that I can also use in the classroom to have my students think about this topic as well so that they can also be better informed. This video by CBC kids helps to highlight what these acknowledgements are and why we should be making them meaningful. I especially want to discuss with student what Dr. Daniel Justice says in the video about how land acknowledgements can become a “formula” that people feel like they need to say but are not thinking about the why. There is also a strong sentiment in the video that states that acknowledgements should have action behind them. These actions are different depending on if you are a business, organization, or corporation or if you are an settler on the lands or a kid. I think this video is a good place to start to get students to think about what the land acknowledgements they hear are and how they can go beyond that.

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