land acknowledgment
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Indigenous tribes whose ancestral home includes Nevada’s high desert have derided “City,” which includes a land acknowledgment on its website.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026
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 ● Nov. 2, 2024
The speakers included a Native American elder giving a land acknowledgment and former presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich.
From Slate ● Oct. 10, 2023
In previous school board meetings, Hill said the district would begin work toward creating a land acknowledgment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
“They do a lot of land acknowledgment stuff and good work with the First Nations communities. They have some stuff on their website they share if people don’t understand.”
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 30, 2021
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