Indigenous Land Acknowledgements Questioned as ‘Land Back’ Movement Grows

A scoreboard shows a message declaring an indigenous land acknowledgement before an NHL hockey game between the Montreal Canadiens and the San Jose Sharks in Montreal on Oct. 19, 2021. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remior

News Analysis

Indigenous land acknowledgements have become a mainstream practice across Canada in different sectors of society, from private entertainment events to the public service to public ceremonies.