By\u00a0Brock Weir \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative \u00a016\/05\/2024\u00a0 It\u2019s time to re-imagine the relationships between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous settlers, rather than simply walking towards \u201creconciliation.\u201d That is the view of Dr. Ruth Green, an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at York University. In her presentation \u201cIt Is More than a Land Acknowledgement\u201d, which was hosted by the Aurora Public Library as part of their Indigenous Teachings program, Dr. Green said she didn\u2019t believe there was \u201canything to reconcile\u201d and, instead, it\u2019s more important to focus on work to build relationships. \u201cWe\u2019re not going back to any previous good relationship,\u201d she said. Near the start of her presentation, Dr. Green asked participants to think about the Town of Aurora\u2019s Land Acknowledgement, a document which can be found etched on… <\/p>\n
By\u00a0Brock Weir \u00a0Local Journalism Initiative \u00a016\/05\/2024\u00a0 It\u2019s time to re-imagine the relationships between Indigenous peoples and non-Indigenous settlers, rather than simply walking towards \u201creconciliation.\u201d That is the view of Dr. Ruth Green, an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work at York University. In her presentation \u201cIt Is More than a Land Acknowledgement\u201d, which was hosted by the Aurora Public Library as part of their Indigenous Teachings program, Dr. Green said she didn\u2019t believe there was \u201canything to reconcile\u201d and, instead, it\u2019s more important to focus on work to build relationships. \u201cWe\u2019re not going back to any previous good relationship,\u201d she said. Near the start of her presentation, Dr. Green asked participants to think about the Town of Aurora\u2019s Land Acknowledgement, a document which can be found etched on... <\/p>\n