Understanding land acknowledgments and other false narratives
Join us in Dr. Begay's discussion focused on land acknowledgments and how in the United States, many higher education institutions, government agencies, and organized programs have developed land acknowledgments as a way to recognize indigenous peoples and honor historical links between indigenous peoples/Nations and the territories on which institutions now sit. Land acknowledgment statements have the potential to shift the focus from linear, biased perspectives that reify false narratives to a fuller, more complicated interpretation of colonial invasion and Indigenous survival. Stay around for a Q & A at the end.