Land Acknowledgement Respect Lesson

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🏞️ Part 1: Understanding Land Acknowledgements

1. What is a land acknowledgement?

A way to show respect to Indigenous peoples for their traditional territories

A way to claim ownership of land

A type of map

A school rule

2. Which Indigenous Nations are mentioned as being connected to Ontario? (Check all that apply)

Anishinaabe

Haudenosaunee

Métis

Viking

3. Why is it important to acknowledge Indigenous lands?

To show respect for Indigenous peoples and their connection to the land

Because it's required by law

To learn about geography

To practice reading

4. Complete this sentence: "We acknowledge that we are on the traditional _____________ of Indigenous peoples."

Answer: _________________

5. Explain in your own words what "respect" means when talking about Indigenous peoples and their land.

6. List three ways we can show respect for Indigenous peoples besides saying a land acknowledgement.

1. ________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________

7. How do you think Indigenous people might feel when we acknowledge their land? Explain your thinking.

8. Write your own respectful sentence to add to a land acknowledgement about why respect matters to you or your community.

9. Draw a symbol below that represents respect for the land or Indigenous peoples. Then write one sentence explaining your symbol.

My symbol represents: ________________________________________

_________________________________________________________

10. What is one thing you learned today about land acknowledgements that you didn't know before?