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Six Nations Elected Council says political bodies making land acknowledgements are not \u201cvirtue signaling.\u201d The comments came after Brantford city councillor Greg Martin said he didn\u2019t agree with land acknowledgements calling them \u201cvirtue signaling.\u201d SNEC said land acknowledgements help educate the public on the \u201chistory and origins of lands that are occupied today.\u201d The acknowledgements also \u201cformally recognize that the original inhabitants of this land, First Nations and their rights holders – continue to exist, govern, and maintain their inherent treaty rights.\u201d SNEC said the \u201crights are not historical artifacts\u2014they are living and ongoing.\u201d The comments came after veteran Ward 3 Brantford city councillor Greg Martin defended omitting a land acknowledgement at the beginning of the city\u2019s June 2nd committee-of-the-whole meeting calling it \u201cempty virtue-signaling.\u201d The incident occurred at a… <\/p>\n

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Six Nations Elected Council says political bodies making land acknowledgements are not \u201cvirtue signaling.\u201d The comments came after Brantford city councillor Greg Martin said he didn\u2019t agree with land acknowledgements calling them \u201cvirtue signaling.\u201d SNEC said land acknowledgements help educate the public on the \u201chistory and origins of lands that are occupied today.\u201d The acknowledgements also \u201cformally recognize that the original inhabitants of this land, First Nations and their rights holders – continue to exist, govern, and maintain their inherent treaty rights.\u201d SNEC said the \u201crights are not historical artifacts\u2014they are living and ongoing.\u201d The comments came after veteran Ward 3 Brantford city councillor Greg Martin defended omitting a land acknowledgement at the beginning of the city\u2019s June 2nd committee-of-the-whole meeting calling it \u201cempty virtue-signaling.\u201d The incident occurred at a... <\/p>\n

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