FCC Research Guides: Land Acknowledgement @ FCC: Land Acknowledgements

What are Land Acknowledgements?

Maryland State Arts Council Land Acknowledgement Project
A land acknowledgement statement can be a powerful starting place. Use the process of creating and delivering land acknowledgements to learn more about Indigenous peoples, history, and culture, and to work towards positive change led by Indigenous peoples.
Honoring Original Indigenous Inhabitants: Land Acknowledgment
Land acknowledgment is a traditional custom that dates back centuries in many Native nations and communities. Today, land acknowledgments are used by Native Peoples and non-Natives to recognize Indigenous Peoples who are the original stewards of the lands on which we now live.

Beyond Land Acknowledgment in Settler Institutions
"We felt urged to use this opportunity to reflect on this practice [of creating Land Acknowledgements] in the United States, to discuss the limits and possibilities of acknowledgment in settler institutions, particularly in universities."
Land Acknowledgments Meant to Honor Indigenous People Too Often Do the Opposite
Historical and anthropological facts demonstrate that many contemporary land acknowledgments unintentionally communicate false ideas about the history of dispossession and the current realities of American Indians and Alaska Natives.