We all go back to the land
Subtitle: the who, why, and how of land acknowledgements
By: Suzanne Keeptwo
Publisher: Brush Education Inc.
Published: 2021
Place of publication: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 411
ISBN-13: 9781550598698; 9781550598704; 9781550598681
Subjects: Indigenous peoples; Social life and customs; Reconciliation; Race relations; Ethnic relations; Autochtones; Mœurs et coutumes; Réconciliation
Description: "Land Acknowledgements often begin academic conferences, cultural events, government press conferences, and even hockey games. They are supposed to be an act of Reconciliation between Indigenous people in Canada and non-Indigenous Canadians, but they have become so routine and formulaic that they have sometimes lost meaning. Seen more and more as empty words, some events have dropped Land Acknowledgements altogether. Métis artist and educator Suzanne Keeptwo wants to change that. She sees the Land Acknowledgement as an opportunity for Indigenous people in Canada to communicate their worldview to non-Indigenous Canadians--a worldview founded upon Age Old Wisdom about how to sustain the Land we all want to call home. For Keeptwo, the Land Acknowledgement is a way to teach and a way to learn: a living, evolving record of First Nation, Métis, and Inuit people in Canada and the Land that for millennia they held in pristine condition. As Keeptwo says: "Everything comes back to the Land--as our common denominator and most perfect unifier for Reconciliation." This is an indispensable guide to getting the contemporary Land Acknowledgement right."--
Notes: Place of publication taken from publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references.