{"id":75,"date":"2022-01-28T15:30:21","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T20:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/?post_type=chapter&p=75"},"modified":"2023-11-29T19:34:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T00:34:01","slug":"acknowledging-the-land","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/writingplace\/chapter\/acknowledging-the-land\/","title":{"raw":"Acknowledging the Land","rendered":"Acknowledging the Land"},"content":{"raw":"
\"Illustration<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe story of our relationship to the earth is written more truthfully on the land than on the page. It lasts there. The land remembers what we said and what we did. Stories are among our most potent tools for restoring the land as well as our relationship to land.<\/span>\r\n

~Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, p. 343<\/span><\/p>\r\n <\/blockquote>\r\n

\r\n\r\nThis is a writing textbook. And even more specifically, it\u2019s a [pb_glossary id=\"1352\"]scholarly[\/pb_glossary] writing textbook. So why are we starting by reflecting on the land and our relationship to it? Because the scholarly conversations in our disciplines are written on the land. This is where everything begins, and where everything returns. As scientists, scholars, and members of our communities, we have a duty and a responsibility to actively participate in the important process of [pb_glossary id=\"83\"]decolonization[\/pb_glossary] and [pb_glossary id=\"86\"]reconciliation[\/pb_glossary] with Indigenous peoples. This begins by acknowledging Indigenous land rights and presence, both historical and contemporary, as well as confronting our own place on these lands.\r\n\r\nBefore we get started, take a moment to watch and reflect on this video short talk by Nikki Sanchez<\/a>.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/youtu.be\/QP9x1NnCWNY[\/embed]\r\n\r\n \r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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Exercise - Native Land Digital<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/header>\r\n

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Native Land Digital is\u00a0an Indigenous-led organization dedicated to providing a free online resource for people\u00a0looking to learn more about the Indigenous history of the land they live on and visit.<\/div>\r\n