(Michelle Hugli Brass )Philip Brass, an Indigenous consultant from the Peepeekisis Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, says they have an even deeper significance. "From a traditional practice, land acknowledgment for Indigenous people is acknowledging one another's linguistic group's territory," Brass said. Still, he appreciates that when "land acknowledgments are made, they are done in a sincere manner and it's not just scripted." 'They can't be the only thing to do'But land acknowledgments can't be the only means of reconciliation, Brass says. Doing more than acknowledgingRegina's Globe Theatre began reciting land acknowledgments before each production soon after the recommendations of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission were released.

Source: CBC News March 28, 2019 09:56 UTC