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B.C. MLA's act to prohibit land acknowledgements in schools fails 1st reading (www.cbc.ca)

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[–] jaselle@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (8 children)

that deny the sovereignty of the Crown within British Columbia or that attribute collective guilt to individuals based on race, ancestry or the actions of Canadian historical figures.

Well this is just dishonest. Land acknowledgments just acknowledge the land was stolen by settlers. You do not have to believe in the notion of collective guilt to be in favour of land acknowledgment. It's not about ascribing blame to anyone alive today; it's about pointing out a problem that remains unsolved.

[–] SapientLasagna@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

If you don't like the term settler, it's not even than. Just the acknowledgement that you're with on treaty land, or more likely, on land not yet covered by a treaty. I guess there's the implicit acknowledgement that signing and upholding treaties is a good thing.

[–] jaselle@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I am having some difficulty understanding you, but I'm interested to get your point. Can you rephrase this perhaps?

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