By Austin Evans Writer After three years of debate, Norfolk County Council will start meetings with an Indigenous Acknowledgement. But it won’t mention any land. Instead the acknowledgment will only address “historical and current contributions of Indigenous Peoples.” The council’s Chief Administrative Officer Al Meneses presented the acknowledgement to the council for approval. “With Council’s approval today, the new Indigenous acknowledgement will be read at the start of each council meeting going forward as early as the October council meeting,” he said. “If Council so direct staff through the recommendations in this report, staff will also explore different opportunities, avenues and arenas for us to read this Indigenous acknowledgement at the start of other meetings.” Councillor Tim Masschaele moved the recommendation. “It’s a timely and appropriate motion to make, especially…
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