Pride Toronto is apologizing over a land acknowledgment posted during Sunday’s Pride Parade that failed to make mention of any Indigenous groups whatsoever. In a statement to the Star Monday, Pride Toronto executive director Olivia Nuamah recognized the organization’s failure to display an adequate land acknowledgment and apologized for the wording of a sign posted at the parade under the bolded header “Land acknowledgment.”“What is that? Land acknowledgments are statements typically read out or displayed prior to gatherings, ceremonies and events in order to recognize the traditional territory of Indigenous peoples. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOWAfter an image of the sign was posted to social media, several people criticized Pride for failing to acknowledge the Indigenous groups for whom the city is traditional territory. “A land acknowledgement is an acknowledgement that we are on land,” said author Waubgeshig Rice, mocking the non-specific language of the Pride sign.

Source: thestar June 24, 2019 21:00 UTC