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Giving land acknowledgments is only the beginning of a larger conversation that needs to be had about how we can create safer spaces that allow for, accept, and embrace various ways of knowing and being.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">To create more meaningful and safe spaces, you can:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Engage with students about what meaningful action looks like to them and about what would help them to feel safe in the space that you are creating.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Consult community members, Indigenous Peoples (when appropriate), and resources to learn what meaningful action looks like.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Indicate action (e.g. \u201cThis is informing the design of this class in xyz way\u201d) and follow through with action.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Continue the conversation throughout the semester.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Carry the conversation outside of the classroom setting, for example, at home or with friends and colleagues.<\/li>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: justify\">Continue to evaluate your own privilege in your day-to-day life and think about the ways in which you may subconsciously internalize and benefit from colonial views and systemic racism.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">A harmful land acknowledgement either focuses too much on the person giving it, is short and performative, and\/or is not connected to action.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The main takeaway is that acknowledgments without action are meaningless. 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