By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 Land acknowledgements have proven controversial \u2013 with some supportive and some critical \u2013 in the year 2025. Otherwise known as territorial statements, the acknowledgments are statements usually quoted before a public event, recognizing the Indigenous people who lived \u2013 and in most cases, still do \u2013 on the land prior to colonization. For example, the District of Taylor just completed its work on a land acknowledgment, recognizing the traditional territory of Treaty 8 whilst at the same time stating \u201cthe deep connection to the land and water, where everyone\u2019s rights are respected, and opportunities are available for all to thrive.\u201d The acknowledgement, read before meetings and events in the district, was constructed after extensive consultation with First… <\/p>\n
By Ed Hitchins, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Energeticcity.ca FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. \u2014 Land acknowledgements have proven controversial \u2013 with some supportive and some critical \u2013 in the year 2025. Otherwise known as territorial statements, the acknowledgments are statements usually quoted before a public event, recognizing the Indigenous people who lived \u2013 and in most cases, still do \u2013 on the land prior to colonization. For example, the District of Taylor just completed its work on a land acknowledgment, recognizing the traditional territory of Treaty 8 whilst at the same time stating \u201cthe deep connection to the land and water, where everyone\u2019s rights are respected, and opportunities are available for all to thrive.\u201d The acknowledgement, read before meetings and events in the district, was constructed after extensive consultation with First... <\/p>\n