ILLUSTRATIONS BY CHIEF LADY BIRD What are land acknowledgements and why do they matter? Indigenous writer Selena Mills

Look up the following words and discuss how they are used in the article.

Assimilate - 

Colonize - 

Genocide - 

Umbilicus - 

Reconciliation – 

The article provides an overview of what the Land Acknowledgment is and how it should be used.  

Analyse the article using at least three points.  Discuss what you found interesting and what you have learned from the article.  Think about your experience with the Land Acknowledgment, has the article changed your understanding of the Acknowledgement?