land acknowledgment

American  

[land-ak-nahl-ij-muhnt] / ˈlænd ækˈnɑl ɪdʒ mənt /

noun

plural

land acknowledgments

1. (in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States) a formal statement recognizing the Indigenous people or peoples of the land an event is being held on.

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Example Sentences

Indigenous tribes whose ancestral home includes Nevada’s high desert have derided “City,” which now includes a land acknowledgment on its website.

From The Wall Street Journal

Appeared in the December 30, 2025, print edition as 'The Professor’s Sly ‘Land Acknowledgment’'.

From The Wall Street Journal

For Tajima, it seemed like a way to make good on the promise of land acknowledgment — the church, instead of just paying lip service to past land grabs, could actually ameliorate some of the harm Christian institutions like the mission caused in the past.

From Los Angeles Times

They also began speaking about “land acknowledgment”.

From Salon

There is a passing equivalent to a land acknowledgment when a group of academics come and ask to look in the house’s backyard for Native artifacts.

From Salon