Why we acknowledge the treaty territories we live on
CBC News | Posted: June 19, 2021 11:00 AM | Last Updated: June 19, 2021
The real meaning behind land acknowledgements, to mark the 150th anniversary of numbered treaties
Aug. 3, 2021, marks the 150th anniversary of the creation of Treaty 1.
But treaties are more than historic agreements. And the land acknowledgements -- that start everything from hockey games to school symposiums -- are more than just words.
They're true stories that began in the not-so-distant past. Stories that even today, we're all very much a part of.
What's more, land acknowledgements are one small part of reconciliation and represent a relationship between those who are making the acknowledgement and the First Nations they're acknowledging.